Mourinho believes Benfica can beat Liverpool

Last updated : 04 January 2006 By Adam Bryant
The bitter Chelsea boss spent a short period in charge of the Portuguese club before moving to Porto, and thinks they can do to Liverpool what they did to Manchester United in the qualifying round.

"I believe that Benfica has the capabilities to go far," Mourinho said. "They [Liverpool] can be eliminated, but also they can eliminate Benfica.

"Liverpool is a team that defends very well, defends exactly very well. It is very difficult to score goals against Liverpool. To play against them you must play with your head and not just your heart.

"A team that plays against Liverpool with its heart is not capable of scoring goals and suffers against them on the counter attack. Both are great teams and they will be two great games."