With Liverpool travelling to Highbury for the last time on Sunday, Benitez is hoping Arsene Wenger's men will have other things on their minds.
"Arsenal are now looking at winning the Champions League as a real target, they can do what we did last season," he said. "Our league season was not too good and they are the same this season. But we won the trophy and they certainly can do the same.
"Arsenal in Europe were not winning well in the last seasons, but now they will have more confidence after beating Real Madrid, to beat such a club is always important. I can only hope they are a little complacent now when they play their next league match against us."