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Benitez piles pressure on Chelsea
Benitez has fully engaged Mourinho in a war of words
Champions League semi-final, 2nd leg
Date: Tuesday, 1 May
Kick-off: 1945 BST
First leg: 0-1
Venue: Anfield
Listen: BBC Radio Five Live
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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has turned up the heat on Chelsea and their boss Jose Mourinho for Tuesday's Champions League semi-final.
Benitez claims Mourinho's team choices "cost him the league title" on Saturday and that Chelsea are now under massive pressure to be crowned kings of Europe.
Chelsea lead 1-0 from the first leg but Benitez said: "They will know that Anfield is a difficult place for them.
"And they know full well what pressure they are under to win things."
News conference: Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez
News conference: Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho
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Mourinho suggested last week that Liverpool had been playing testimonials in the Premiership for weeks because they have only one trophy to play for.
And Benitez was quick to hit back after Chelsea rested players and were held 2-2 by Bolton at the weekend.
He declared: "Now they have more difficulties in the Premiership, it's clear if they are going to win a major trophy, the Champions League is the one they want to win.
"They try to win everything - that is enough pressure without me saying anything.
"They know the pressures they are under, you only have to ask Mr Abramovich what he wants, the Champions League or the Premier League. They know."
If we play to our best, we will win
Rafael Benitez
Benitez also suggested that the self-styled 'Special One', Mourinho, is no match for the Anfield crowd.
Two years ago, Liverpool were roared on to a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Anfield in the Champions League semi-final second leg - and then they went on to lift the trophy in Istanbul.
And Benitez believes the supporters can be of assistance again.
"We have our special ones here, they are our fans, who always play with their hearts," he stated.
"I remember before the game in 2005, the Chelsea players spoke a lot about being ready for the Anfield atmosphere but when the game was played they could not handle it.
"It's very difficult for any opposing team to prepare to play against 12 men.
"Our fans cannot give red cards or award penalties but they can 'score goals'.
"I like this about our supporters because we know they will show they are in the best in the world again on Tuesday night.
"The players can also use these positive memories. I have confidence because playing with 12 men is a great advantage for us.
"It is no secret we will try to play with a high tempo from the beginning, something we didn't do in the first leg. If we can keep a high tempo going for 90 minutes, that will be perfect.
"We did not play to our best level in the first leg, that is the key for me. If we play to our best, we will win." |
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