Rafael Benitez admits Liverpool Football Club must beat Lyon on Wednesday.

A defeat for the Reds in France would make them missing out on the knockout stages in the UEFA Champions League more than likely, which would be a disaster for the club.

"We must win in Lyon. No matter what happens elsewhere, anything but a victory will leave us facing a really bad situation,” said Benitez, following the 3-1 Premier League loss to Fulham.

"We know we have to win in Lyon, we do not know what will happen in the other group game with Fiorentina at home to Debrecen, but the Italian club must be favourites to win in Florence.

"If they do then we know we just have to win. But we really know that anyway, we already know we have to win to stay in contention. We can only look after ourselves and try to win our match."

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