In February, a few weeks after his players had been humiliated by Burnley in the FA Cup and only days after they had slumped to a wretched defeat by Birmingham City in the Barclays Premiership, Rafael Benítez’s cool exterior cracked.
The Times
Cisse in league of his own
At the end of the most quixotic season in the history of Liverpool Football Club, the Kop displayed the wisdom of the years and all the glory and the pain.
The Independent
Cisse back on target
Djibril Cisse as good as booked his place in the starting line-up for Liverpool's Champions League final against AC Milan by scoring both goals - his first for eight months - as Rafael Benitez's team warmed up for Istanbul with victory.
Daily Telegraph
Liverpool's fringe fail to impress
Anticipation rather than anxiety was understandably the end of season theme at Anfield with the Kop lustily chanting "We're the greatest team in Europe and we're going to Istanbul".
The Guardian