CHELSEA interim manager Rafael Benitez issued another veiled attack
on his critics on the eve of the Europa League last-16 second leg with
Steaua Bucharest.Last season’s Champions League winners will tonight
bid to keep their European adventure alive by overturning a 1-0 deficit
in their clash with the Romanian league leaders at Stamford Bridge.Progress
for the Blues, coupled with the FA Cup quarter-final replay with
Manchester United on Easter Monday, 1 April, would result in a fixture
headache especially given the first leg of the Europa League
quarter-final would be three days later.Responding to questions
on fixture congestion, Benitez said: “I can do nothing about that. I
just concentrate on my job and try to do my best, preparing the team for
every competition. Maybe someone else will blame me. Some people always
say that it’s my fault.”Asked how he could be blamed for the calendar, Benitez said: “You are clever enough to realise that I was joking.”Tottenham
are also in action tonight, looking to defend a 3-0 lead against Inter
Milan in the San Siro, while Newcastle hold a 1-0 lead ahead of their
home leg against Anzhi Makhachkala.
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