Rafa: Mourinho will lose

Last updated : 03 May 2005 By Adam Bryant
"Mourinho is one of the best coaches in the world, but he will lose tonight.

"I am sure we'll win. I know we can beat them even though they are such a good team," said Benitez. "If you approach a game without confidence then you will lose. In this case we have nothing to lose.

"It will be fantastic if we win. If we lose I won't have everyone saying it's a terrible situation. It will be a bad situation but I won't think about that. If that happens we will have to concentrate more on the league.

"Chelsea are the most expensive side in the world, with a good manager and good players. They have just won the championship and deserve a lot of credit.

"But we have nothing to lose. If we win, we are heroes. If we lose then people will say it is to be expected as it is Chelsea.

"I can see from the players' faces how focused they are and that makes me very confident. The feeling is similar to when we won the league and UEFA Cup at Valencia.

"That is why I have a lot of confidence for this game. They believe in winning, I feel we can win and they will give their best to win."

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