Draw would suit Cole
30 Oct 2006 - 09:58:12
Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole admits that he will be happy to come away from Tuesday's Champions League clash with Barcelona at the Camp Nou with a point.
The Blues are in pole position in Group A after beating Barcelona 1-0 at Stamford Bridge two weeks ago, and the Catalan giants are in danger of failing to qualify for the knockout stages of the competition if they fail to beat Jose Mourinho's side in the return clash.
"They're under more pressure than us because they've got four points," former West Ham star Cole told Sky Sports News.
"They've got to win the game. We can take a draw and that would probably be enough for us to top the group.
"But it's going to be a great game and it's a big test for us because the last two seasons we haven't done ourselves justice over there.
"We've been outplayed when we've gone there - at home we've been all right - but this year we want to go there and put in a really good performance.
"Players like (Andrei) Shevchenko and (Michael) Ballack can play football anywhere you go. (Khalid) Boulahrouz has settled in straight away, he's been brilliant. (Salomon) Kalou came and scored the other night (against Blackburn).
"All the new boys have started well and I just think there's more to come from us. We're just stepping into gear at the right time, leading up to the busy mid-season period."
