Chelsea 0 Manchester City 0
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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RAFAEL Benitez mendapat mimpi buruk atas sambutan pendukung Chelsea sebagai juara Eropa atas hasil imbang dengan Manchester City.
MEREKA mungkin harus mengganti namanya menjadi Rafa Boo-nitez sebagai bos baru Chelsea yang dicemooh oleh pendukungnya sendiri lantaran kebuntuan permainan menghadapi Chelsea.
Benitez diangkat pekan ini sebagai pelatih sementara setelah Roman Abramovich memecat Roberto di Matteo, meskipun pelatih Italia ini menghantar klub menjadi juara Liga Champions untuk pertama kalinya.
Kiper Blues Chech bilang: "Sayangnya Anda tidak dapat mengubah sejarah," seperti dikutip The Sun.
"Kami banyak memiliki persaingan melawan Liverpool tapi dia (Benitez) di sini untuk mencoba mengubahnya, menempatkan kami harus menang, dan dia harus mendapat kesempatan untuk membuktikannya layak."
Benitez berada di ruang ganti dan harus mendengar suara ejekan pendukung di Stamford Bridge untuk meyakinkan dirinya.
Mereka berteriak "Hanya ada di Matteo" kemudian disahuti dengan teriakan Rafa Benitez, kami tidak ingin kamu di sini."
Sebelum kick-off terdengar tepuk tangan selama satu menit untuk mengenang mantan pahlawan Chelsea Dave Sexton yang meninggal Minggu pada usia 82.
Chelsea: Cech, Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Luiz, Cole, Ramires, Mikel (Romeu 79), Oscar, Mata, Hazard (Moses 71), Torres. Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Ferreira, Marin, Cahill, Bertrand.
Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Nastasic, Kompany, Kolarov, Silva, Toure , Barry, Dzeko (Tevez 69), Aguero (Balotelli 86), Milner. Subs Not Used: Pantilimon, Maicon, Nasri, Javi Garcia, Toure. Booked: Zabaleta, Kolarov, Balotelli.
Wasit: Chris Foy (Merseyside).
RAFAEL Benitez was given a nightmare welcome from Chelsea fans as the European champions ground out a dour goalless draw with Manchester City.
They may have to rename him Rafa Boo-nitez as Chelsea’s new boss was jeered by his own fans during a dour stalemate with Man City.
Benitez was appointed this week as interim boss after Roman Abramovich ruthlessly axed Roberto Di Matteo — despite the Italian leading the club to its first-ever Champions League title last season.
Blues goalkeeper Cech said: “Unfortunately you can’t change history.
“We had a lot of rivalry against Liverpool but he (Benitez) is here to try to change things, put us in a winning mode, and he needs to get a chance to prove he deserves the chance.”
Benitez took his place in the dugout to a chorus of boos as the Stamford Bridge faithful made their feelings known.
Chants of “There’s only on Di Matteo” rang around the ground while certain sections boomed out “Rafa Benitez, we don’t want you here”.
A minute’s applause was respected before kick-off for former Chelsea hero Dave Sexton who died Sunday aged 82.
Chelsea: Cech, Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Luiz, Cole, Ramires, Mikel (Romeu 79), Oscar, Mata, Hazard (Moses 71), Torres. Subs Not Used: Turnbull, Ferreira, Marin, Cahill, Bertrand.
Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Nastasic, Kompany, Kolarov, Silva, Toure , Barry, Dzeko (Tevez 69), Aguero (Balotelli 86), Milner. Subs Not Used: Pantilimon, Maicon, Nasri, Javi Garcia, Toure. Booked: Zabaleta, Kolarov, Balotelli.
Ref: Chris Foy (Merseyside).
