Rafael Benitez is relishing the start of Liverpool's
Champions League adventure after the Reds discovered their group
stage opponents on Thursday afternoon.
The Reds will face Lyon, Fiorentina and Debreceni in Group E of
the competition following today's draw in Monaco - three sides they
have never previously met in European competition.
"You know in the Champions League there will always be difficult
games and tough teams to play against," Benitez told
Liverpoolfc.tv.
"Lyon might not have won the league last season but before that
they won it many years in a row, so we know they have lots of good
players who can play good football.
"Fiorentina are an historic club in a nice city. I know from
experience they have fanatstic supporters because I spent some time
there when Claudio Ranieri was the coach.
"And we have experience of Hungarian football because of our
relationship with MTK, so if Debreceni have won their league then
we know it means it's because they're a good side.
"The important thing as always is that the travelling isn't too
bad, we don't have too far to go for any of the games. We're just
looking forward to starting the competition now."