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BENITEZ CONFIDENT AHEAD OF TESTING WEEK
Paul Eaton
21 October 2008
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Rafael Benitez believes the character his side has displayed this season will serve them well for this week's testing away double header with Atletico Madrid and Chelsea.
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The Reds are unbeaten in their last 15 games and go into Wednesday night's clash in the Spanish capital on the back of another heroic weekend comeback, when they recovered from 2-1 down with ten minutes to play to run out 3-2 winners.
Victory in the Vicente Calderon will all but secure Liverpool's progress into the knock-out stages of the Champions League, before they face the challenge of trying to end Chelsea's 86 match unbeaten home record in the Premier League.
"I am confident that my players can produce the right performances this week," said the Liverpool boss.
"We are showing character and the right mentality you need for a winning team. We have Atletico next, and then Chelsea, two very tough away matches.
"But with games like that to come, how can we start talking about what we can win this season?
"It is too early to be talking of titles and cups. We must just keep going the way we are.
"It has to be a case of concentrating on each game, not looking to the future. But our players are showing great character."
Benitez added: "The team showed great character to beat Wigan on Saturday, and we are showing the belief that we can win every game.
"The Premier League is very tough. To show the mental strength we have displayed this season is very positive.
"We did that again against Wigan and we must maintain it for the next games, particularly this week.
"My priority is now Atletico, not Chelsea just yet. But the games are very close together and we will see whether we can continue to show the character we have been showing."
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