17 September,2009 07:23 AM IST | | AFP
Dirk Kuyt fired Liverpool to an unconvincing 1-0 win over Hungarian side Debrecen in their opening Champions League Group E tie at Anfield yesterday.
"The most important thing is to get the three points," Reds manager Rafael Benitez said after watching his side overcome the Hungarian champions, thanks to a goal from Dutch striker Kuyt in added time at the end of the first half.
"People didn't know what to expect because they didn't know the other team, but they showed they're not bad," added the Spaniard who was celebrating his 300th game in charge of Liverpool.
Debrecen, playing their first-ever tie in the Champions League group stages, succeeded in thwarting the attacking threat posed by skipper Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Kuyt.
"We had three or four good chances and if we take our chances it would be easier," said Benitez.
In the other Group E tie, French club Lyon defeated Fiorentina of Italy 1-0 at home.
