Benitez denies suspension claims

Last updated : 25 April 2007 By Al Campbell
Chelsea have Didier Drogba, Joe Cole and Lassana Diarra all one yellow card away from a suspension that would rule them out of the second leg. Mourinho has claimed Liverpool players will try and get the trio booked but Rafa Benitez pointed out that was a Chelsea trick.

"Maybe Mourinho is thinking about this because he was doing exactly the same thing two years ago over Xabi Alonso," said the Spaniard dryly.

"We have to think about the football and the referee is experienced enough to handle the situation. If he's trying to get a message to the ref then I don't think it will work. If Drogba commits a foul which has to be a yellow card then it has to be a yellow card. The same applies for any player. A yellow card should mean a yellow card and a red card should mean a red card.

"I don't know why Chelsea are always talking about their problems. We have problems as well, we have players missing ourselves. We are just thinking about trying to win the game. If we can keep a clean sheet and score a goal it will be perfect. We are playing well, winning games and scoring goals so we have confidence. We will try to do the same tomorrow."