Highlights : Liverpool 1 – 2 Lyon
As for the Reds fell to fourth straight defeat, their worst sequence since April 1987, the head of Benitez was given a rare taste of the anger and frustration within Anfield damaging their continued decline.
And to add to the atmosphere of despair, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard limped off midway through the first half with a recurrence of a groin injury.
The injury will make him a doubt for Sunday’s game with Manchester United at Anfield, a game which now acquires an enormous importance for Benitez and his players.
Liverpool initially met after leaving Gerrard and looked set to the arrest of its recent slump when Yossi Benayoun put in front as half time approached.
But once Maxime Gonalons Lyon substitute scrambled home the equalizer after 72 minutes, Liverpool resolve wilted and nearly finished Delgado range gave the French side a victory later almost deserved supremacy.
