Football: Cahill wants Chelsea to show spirit
Gary Cahill has urged Chelsea to draw on the memory of last season’s Champions League
LONDON:
Gary Cahill has urged Chelsea to draw on the memory of last season’s Champions League success when they face Swansea in the second leg of their English League Cup semi-final today. Rafael Benitez’s side travel to the Liberty Stadium trailing 2-0 from the first leg at Stamford Bridge and face a daunting challenge if they are to clinch a place in the Wembley final. The England international believes their performances in last season’s European campaign, which included a penalty shoot-out win in the final against Bayern Munich. “It’s not beyond us,” said Cahill. “We have done it before in the Champions League. It’s going to be tough because it’s a hard place to go. The key is getting the first goal, if we get it then it will be a nervous night for them. That’s what we’re aiming to do.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 23rd, 2013.
Gary Cahill has urged Chelsea to draw on the memory of last season’s Champions League success when they face Swansea in the second leg of their English League Cup semi-final today. Rafael Benitez’s side travel to the Liberty Stadium trailing 2-0 from the first leg at Stamford Bridge and face a daunting challenge if they are to clinch a place in the Wembley final. The England international believes their performances in last season’s European campaign, which included a penalty shoot-out win in the final against Bayern Munich. “It’s not beyond us,” said Cahill. “We have done it before in the Champions League. It’s going to be tough because it’s a hard place to go. The key is getting the first goal, if we get it then it will be a nervous night for them. That’s what we’re aiming to do.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 23rd, 2013.