Terry redo för Anfield
John Terry missade sin straff i ett regnigt Moskva i förra årets final, den här gången vill Chelseas kapten gå hela vägen igen och vinna. För att lyckas med det krävs först och främst ett bra resultat på Anfield ikväll, kaptenen är redo.
John Terry erkänner att straffmissen på Luzniki Stadion i Moskva förra året fortfarande gör ont i honom, men viljan att vinna turneringen har gjort honom ännu starkare. Ikväll ska Chelsea ta ett steg närmare finalen genom att spela till sig ett bra resultat på Anfield mot Liverpool.
"I am very determined to go the extra step this year and win the trophy," insisted Terry.
"That burning (disappointment) I suffered last year will live with me forever."
"The one way I can make that pain ease a little bit is to win this trophy. I can do that with the manager we have in charge this season."
"I do have bad memories of the last final, but it is not just about me. It's a team game, everybody has felt the pain I have felt."
"My personal memories will never go away, but it's about the team and our collective response. We, as a squad, can go on and do great things in the competition."
Terry erkänner också att laget har haft svårt på Anfield i Champions League på senare år men att förra årets match ändrade på det.
"We had always previously done badly at Anfield in the Champions League, but that hoodoo was broken last year (when they drew 1-1 before winning on aggregate), we got that out of the way because we'd had so many bad moments before against Liverpool," added Terry.
"Their fans will play a big part, but we have learnt to deal with that. We did have problems before coming up against them in the final stages of the competition.
"It was intimidating the first few times, but now we know what to expect and we know how to go out and do the business in this stadium."
I ligaspelet har Liverpool besegrat Chelsea två gånger den här säsongen men det är glömt och Terry menar att Chelsea är ett helt annat lag under Guus Hiddink.
"Earlier in the season we lost here, on the day we didn't play too well. We kept them at bay for 88 minutes and then conceded," noted Terry.
"But we are a lot stronger now. We've reformed, regrouped and gone again. That is why we are where we are in the league and we are in as good form as anybody."
