Frank Lampard and Michael Essien feels the pain from that wet May night. They are also not happy unless they win Europe’s top club competition. In fact it is true that for them that winning in Rome has become more important than regaining the Premier League title.
Tomorrow Chelsea will be in the first leg of quarter final against Liverpool at Anfield. They are third in the Premier League and 4 points behind United Manchester. Their title hopes hanging by a thread now. But one thing to remember here that the victory over the Rafael Benitez’s side would leave them very close to achieving owner Roman Abramovich’s ultimate dream of turning the club into European champions for the first time in the history.
Frank Lampard said, “It probably is our best hope.” He also added further, “I will never give up on the League but in just four games we could be in the final of the Champions League and it’s something the club is desperate to win. We’ll keep fighting in the League but the Champions League is huge for us. We want to show and prove we can do it.”
This is a sentiment echoed by Michael Essien, who has returned to the initial line-up after 6 months out with injury at just the right time for the Guus Hiddink’s (the temporary manager) team.
Michael Essien said, “With the Premier League, we just have to win and see what happens but like every member of the squad, I want to win the Champions League, especially after how close we were last season.”
