Rafa Benitez gives his reaction to Liverpool Vs Chelsea Champions League draw
After an amazing week of results that saw Liverpool clock up tow 4-1 victories over Real MAdrid in the Champions League and Manchester United in the premiership, Rafa Benitez gives his reaction to Liverpool drawing old rivals Chelsea in the next round of the European Cup.
The first leg is at Anfield on April 8, and then Liverpool go to Stamford Bridge on April 14.
Benitez said:
“Hopefully it won’t make a difference to us that the second leg is away. We have to think about the first game at Anfield with our fans behind us and look to get a positive result to take to Stamford Bridge. We need to make sure we don’t make a mistake in the first leg like we did in last year’s semi-final. They will be two tough games but we are playing well and clearly we are confident we can win.”
“At this stage of the competition, you know you’ll play against a good team. Chelsea are a very good team. We know each other very well and this is an exciting draw. We knew it would be difficult to avoid an English team but we need to approach the two games with confidence. We’ve done the double over them this season in the league but clearly these two games in the quarter-finals will be different.”
If Liverpool beat Chelsea they will face either Barcelona or Bayern Munich in the semi finals.
