Le Champion League quote...

"Chelsea's match with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge tells you that, in the modern game, relegation for the big clubs starts with fifth place." - Daily Mirror article, can't agree more. ;) The money, the wealth, the ranking be it for the teams or the players, everything is too d*mn important!

"The difference of winning or losing is estimated to be around the £10 - £20 million region"

Le Blues boss:
"We deserve to achieve a result against Liverpool and I hope, with our fans, that they help us to win. We deserve to achieve that result. It's very important for everybody - the fans, the players, me, the club, everybody."

Le Reds boss:
"I think we deserve it more than any other team. There are two reasons for this. We have had to play 12 European games and we've also had the good campaign in the Worthington Cup."

Le players...

"It's all teed up for a fantastically exciting match and when you're a player records are just there to be broken. Some may use a record like that to try and gain the upper hand but it won't really affect the game."
- Graeme Le Saux

"Our record at Stamford Bridge doesn't make any difference. We are all really looking forward to this game. As a player it's the kind of match you relish. It's a one-off match with everything to play for. All the lads are up for it and if we can do it there will no better time to put those other results at Stamford Bridge behind us."
- Danny Murphy

"When I saw this fixture at the start of the season I thought a lot could be riding on it but I didn't think it would be this much"
- Frank Lampard

"This game is all or nothing for both of us... Our destiny is in our own hands and we believe we can do it"
- Jerzy Dudek

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