Gerrard, Keane on target against PSV
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Steven Gerrard celebrates after scoring against PSV. (Reuters: Phil Noble)
Steven Gerrard scored his 100th goal and Robbie Keane his first as Liverpool completed a comfortable 3-1 Champions League win over PSV Eindhoven at Anfield.
Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring after four minutes before Keane struck his first goal in his ninth start for Liverpool by converting a Fernando Torres cross in the 34th.
Gerrard blasted home from a second half free-kick to complete a century of goals in Liverpool colours and give Benitez victory in his 250th game in charge of the Reds.
The English club remains joint top of Group D with two wins from two games after Atletico Madrid, back in the Champions League for the first time since 1997, beat Olympique Marseille 2-1 to maintain its own perfect start.
In the day's other fixtures, substitute Lionel Messi scored two late goals, including one in stoppage time, to lead 2006 winners Barcelona to a 2-1 victory at Shakhtar Donetsk in Belgrade.
Messi's introduction on the hour paid dividends when the Argentine forward capitalised on a goalkeeping howler in the 87th minute before he silenced the home crowd with a brilliant lob from a tight angle in injury time.
Last season's runner-up Chelsea was held to a scoreless draw at surprise package CFR Cluj, which was playing in Romania's third division just six years ago.
Chelsea found Cluj a tough nut to crack, with 32-year-old striker Eugen Trica hitting the post late on for the Romanian champions.
Nicolas Anelka had a Chelsea goal ruled out for offside and fellow striker Didier Drogba was carried off on a stretcher after a nasty collision with a defender early in the second half.
The result left Chelsea and Cluj level on four points in Group A, one ahead of third-placed AS Roma after the Italians fought back to win 3-1 at 10-man Girondins Bordeaux.
Cypriot champion Anorthosis Famagusta kept up its dream debut with a 3-1 home win over Panathinaikos.
Anorthosis has four points from two matches in Group B, the same as Inter Milan which gave coach Jose Mourinho little to cheer with a 1-1 draw against Werder Bremen at the San Siro.
Brazilian defender Maicon put Inter ahead with a superb finish in the 13th minute but Peru striker Claudio Pizarro replied to give the Germans their second draw in a row.
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