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BENITEZ: CHELSEA ARE NOT INVINCIBLE
Liverpool head into this weekend's FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea with manager Rafael Benitez insisting the Reds are getting closer to the Londoners and believes they are not invincible.
Benitez knows Chelsea have the financial resources to attract the world's top stars but feels confident that Liverpool can compete with Jose Mourinho's side on and off the park.
"Yes, Abramovich has money and we know that there will be more and more money but Chelsea can only buy so many players," insists Benitez.
"Even though they spent more than anyone else last summer, other teams are now getting closer to them.
"Here at Liverpool we need more money to be contenders. We want the freedom to do the job better and so we'd like more money. But it is not just about spending. Players coming to this club know that they have other advantages that Chelsea do not give.
"We have a fantastic atmosphere, not just inside our stadium, but around the club itself. They also find that the club treats them well, from the board and the directors to the other players.
"When they come they realise that there is something very special here that they can't find anywhere else.
"So I don't envy Mourinho's wealth. I am really satisfied here and happy that last season we won the Champions League. I believe that game against AC Milan is going to be remembered as the best European Cup Final ever. That is something we have, that is progress."
While having respect for Chelsea the Liverpool boss feels other clubs shouldn't fear Chelsea and knows they can be beaten as his team proved in last season's Champions League semi-final.
"It is good to see that no-one is scared of Chelsea now and teams have learned to play against them and we are all working on ways to beat them," added Benitez.
"Manchester United have proved this season that if you are very positive in the way you play then you can get very close to Chelsea.
"Chelsea and United are much closer than they were last season and, next season, I think that Liverpool and Arsenal will also make it much more interesting. Then there are teams like Tottenham and Blackburn who are developing.
"United are closest at the moment. The difference is now down to the results of one or two matches. It is good enough for Chelsea now, but it is not a gap that cannot be closed.
"Clubs and players no longer fear Chelsea. They know that they can be beaten now. We are seeing that and it is only the start. Every year it will become more and more difficult for them." |
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