Guus relishing Reds clash

20 March 2009 15:32
Guus Hiddink has insisted he has no worries about facing Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.[LNB] Friday's draw in Nyon pitted Chelsea against Rafa Benitez's Reds for a fifth successive year and Hiddink is looking forward to the tie.[LNB]He accepts that the Blues will have to beat all the best sides on the continent if they are to win the competition.[LNB]"It gets more and more exciting at the end of the Champions League season. You think I want to play this team or that team," Hiddink said on Sky Sports News.[LNB]"But you have to play them all. If you have the great desire to get to the end in May then you have to play them all, whether it is Liverpool or Man Utd or Barcelona.[LNB]"I am okay with the draw."[LNB]Hiddink is relishing the challenge of taking part in an all-Premier League showdown, which is set to attract interest from around the globe.[LNB]He said: "I was told there were a lot of clashes between them (Chelsea and Liverpool) in several competitions, which of course I knew from a distance.[LNB]"These clashes are so well received worldwide that it is good for football I think."[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports