Ancelotti relishing Benitez duel

03 October 2009 12:35
Carlo Ancelotti will renew his rivalry with Rafael Benitez claiming there are no hard feelings from their Champions League meetings. Two of the Barclays Premier League's big guns square-off at Stamford Bridge on Sunday in Ancelotti's first match against another top-four club since becoming Chelsea boss. But it will not be the first time he has pitted his wits against Liverpool manager Benitez, who he met twice as coach of AC Milan in the 2005 and 2007 Champions League finals. "I don't remember 2005 but I can remember 2007. Rafa only remembers 2005!" said Ancelotti, refering to Liverpool's penalty shoot-out win in Istanbul and his side's triumph two years later. "It was fantastic for us to have revenge against Liverpool in 2007. We were sure we would win. The score is level between us now. "Rafa's teams are well organised, especially defensively, and they work very hard to win the ball. I like this kind of work."

Source: Eurosport