 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Benítez akagadzwa murairidzi weValencia uye akakunda La Liga mumwaka wa2001-02. Muna 2004, mumwe mukombe weLa Liga uye kukunda kweEFA Cup zvakawedzerwa kuvaka pahwaro hwakagadzwa naHéctor Cúper uyo akatora Valencia kuenda kumakwikwi maviri akateedzana eChampions League; muna 2000 vachipesana neReal Madrid, uye muna 2001vachirwa neBayern Munich. Mushure mekusiya Valencia, Benitez akatamira kuchikwata cheChirungu cheLiverpool chePremier League, achitungamira kirabhu kuhwina muEFAFA Champions League muna 2005. Kwenguva yechipiri yakatevedzana, akatumidzwa kuti UEFA Manager wegore. Akakundawo FA Cup muna 2006 uye akasvika 2007 Champions League Final, asi akakundikana kukunda Premier League, pamwe Liverpool yakanakisisa League waivako pasi Benítez wechipiri-nzvimbo kumugumo muna 2008-09. 