Rafa Benitezs feud with Jose Mourinho rumbles on after Spaniard says Chelsea boss has flopped in Europe Mar 31, 2014 22:17 By Martin Lipton The former Blues boss has laid into his old rival - whilst also reminding him that his Liverpool side twice knocked Chelsea out of Europe 74 Shares Share Tweet +1 Email Getty Last laugh: Benitez lifted a European trophy during his time at the Bridge Rafa Benitez has branded Jose Mourinho a specialist in European failure – and mocked the Chelsea’s boss’s claims that he needs to spend more money to build a winning team. The Spaniard hit back after Mourinho claimed the Blueshad underperformed under Bentiez, despite winning the Europa League. The two have a running feud from the Portuguese’sfirst spell in English football when Benitez’s Liverpool twice knocked them out of the Champions League. Mourinho has twice won the competition – with Porto in 2004 and Inter Milan in 2010. But Benitez, who won the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, said: “Mourinho talks a lot about a lot of people, but I prefer to talk about facts. At Liverpool, with a squad half of the value of Chelsea, we twice knocked his Chelsea side out of the Champions League. “Later, with the most expensive squad at Real Madrid, he did nothing in the Champions League. Now he says if there is an offer of hundreds of millions for Hazard and Oscar, maybe he can build a strong squad to win something.” Asked about Chelsea’s weekend defeat after his Napoli beat Juventus, Benitez told Italian TV: “I am happy for Liverpool – I have lots of friends there.” FROM AROUND THE WEB: Indonesian midfielder to sign with Japanese club (Nikkei Asian Review) How To Stretch Out The Glutes (Learnist) Top 100 Irish last names explained (IrishCentral) Why Barroso Is A Hero Of Stagnation (Social Europe Journal) After St. Patrick’s Day now quietly Irish for the rest of… (IrishCentral) Video: Guy Pretends To Be Chef, Pranks Morning TV Shows… (Food Republic) Can A Startups Location Doom Its Potential Success? (glipho) Investors: No Shortage of Opportunities in Latin America (The Financialist) Recommended by Follow mirrorfootball @mirrorfootball Recently Published Frank Leboeuf believes the Jose Mourinho factor will give Chelsea the edge against Paris Saint-Germain Mourinhos side visit the French capitial on Wednesday, but the ex-Blues defender believes that the Portuguese schemer will see his old side through Liverpool winger Raheem Sterling dares to dream of unlikely title triumph at Anfield Previous Articles Chelseas Jose Mourinho attacks his players lack of character AGAIN as title hopes fade You have some for everything but others who are better at home than away, can do it at Arsenal or Liverpool but find it another thing at Palace or Stoke We dont fear Chelsea, insists Paris Saint-Germain star Ezequiel Lavezzi ahead of Champions League clash Related Tags Teams Chelsea FC Liverpool FC Organisations UEFA Europa League Event UEFA Champions League People Jose Mourinho Rafael Benitez Ads by Google Cheap Tickets Get the cheapest flights Deals! Find & Compare Prices on Flights. continental-airlines.tripbase Free TOEFL Practice Tests Listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Learn your score now. testden Export USA car to Ghana Choose a car, and we will deliver to Ghana. We have an office in Tema auctionexport 8 Myths of Golf Swing? Pros Called Him Straight Arrow Learn His Swing Secrets Here Free! squaretosquaremethod See more stories youll love Youve turned off story recommendations. Turn them on and well update the list below with stories we think youll love ( how we do this). Recommended in Sport Transfer gossip round-up Manchester United target Toni Kroos to stay at Bayern Munich? Transfer gossip and rumours from Tuesdays papers Nottingham Forest FC Stuart Pearce closing in on return to Nottingham Forest as manager West Bromwich Albion FC England U21 striker Saido Berahino suffers head injury during West Brom dressing room bust up mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/rafa-benitezs-feud-jose-mourinho-3320329#ixzz2xc5ZpX5W Follow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on Facebook
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