Jose hopes for Chelsea win
19 Apr 2008 - 13:00:37
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- Jose hopes for Chelsea win
Former boss Jose Mourinho hopes Chelsea can get the better of Liverpool in their forthcoming Champions League semi-final showdown.
Mourinho was at the helm of the Blues when they lost two semi-finals - in 2005 and 2007 - to the Merseyside club before leaving Stamford Bridge earlier this season.
In the first meeting his side lost to a controversial goal that he claimed hasn't crossed the line, while two years later the Reds progressed to the final after a dramatic penalty shoot-out.
But speaking ahead of Tuesday's first leg meeting at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho is hoping his former employers can exact their revenge
"I don't know who will win," he told The Times. "I think always between big teams the result is a question mark. I want Chelsea.
"Mathematically it's possible. I want them to win. Yes, for the fans, for the players, yes, for the friends I have in the club.
"And when I say friends I include the board. I have no problems with Peter (Kenyon, chief executive) or AS Roman (Abramovich, owner). I always support my friends."