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A Season on the Brink

A Portrait of Rafa Benitez’s Liverpool – 20th Anniversary Edition With A New Foreword From Rafa...

Guillem Balague, Rafa Benitez, Rafa Benitez

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Seven Dials
29 July 2025

Biography: sport; Football (Soccer, Association football)

Series: Guillem Balague's Books

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'STIRRING' Dublin Herald

'FASCINATING' Red and White Kop

'ASTONISHING' Bleacher Report

The Sunday Times Bestseller

Twentieth anniversary edition, fully updated with a new foreword from Rafael Benitez

When Rafael Benitez was appointed manager of under-achieving Liverpool at the start of the 2004-05 season, the reaction of many fans was 'Who the
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After a wonderful spell at Valencia, the Spaniard arrived to take over Liverpool's famous Boot Room, determined to change the club's fortunes and win over a disillusioned Kop.

In just one season, Benitez's importation of Spanish players, coaching methods and diet led to a revolution, usurping Jose Mourinho's Chelsea to reach the European Champions League final in Istanbul. It was a match that would go down in history as one of the greatest of all time.

At half-time, Liverpool were 3-0 down to Carlo Ancelotti's AC Milan, a team many regarded as the best in the world, filled with stars such as Paolo Maldini, Kaka and Andrea Pirlo. However, against all the odds, Liverpool produced a stunning comeback, with goals from club captain Steven Gerrard, Vladimir

micer and Xabi Alonso, before a dramatic penalty shoot-out saw the Reds clinch European glory.

Featuring exclusive interviews with Benitez himself, assistant manager Pako Ayestaran and key first-team players, this is the behind-the-scenes story of Rafa's remarkable success with Liverpool.

By: Guillem Balague
Foreword by: Rafa Benitez, Rafa Benitez
Imprint: Seven Dials
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9781399626668
ISBN 10: 1399626663
Series: Guillem Balague's Books
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 29 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Guillem Balague is an award-winning football author, journalist and presenter who works for BBC TV, BBC Radio 5 Live, ITV, LaLiga TV and the American network CBS. His books include A Season on the Brink; Pep Guardiola: Another Way of Winning; Messi; Cristiano Ronaldo; Brave New World: Inside Pochettino's Spurs and Maradona: The Boy, The Rebel, The God. All of Guillem's books have been Sunday Times bestsellers in the UK, and each has been shortlisted for various category awards. He is also chairman of Biggleswade United.

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An enthralling, revelatory account of a game that will be remembered forever * FOURFOURTWO * Fascinating, stirring stuff * DUBLIN HERALD *

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