Rafa refused to apologize for thinking of Liverpool's make-or-break Champions League clash with Marseille as the Reds slipped to a 3-1 defeat against Reading - their first loss in the Premier League this season. Benitez took off club captain Steven Gerrard, defender Jamie Carragher and top scorer Fernando Torres because he could not see a way back into the match for his side.
An annoyed Benitez said the penalty awarded by referee Andre Marriner for a foul by Carragher which led to Stephen Hunt's spot-kick opening goal for Reading was harsh. And he added Torres should was equally deserving of a penalty when he tangled with Ibrahima Sonko. Reading were given a controversial penalty in the 16th minute when Carragher was adjudged to have brought down Brynjar Gunnarrsson on the edge of the box. Liverpool got an equaliser just before the half hour mark through talisman Gerrard.
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