Overlooking Betis may haunt cocky Mourinho

JOSE MOURINHO’S assumption that victory over Anderlecht will guarantee Chelsea qualification for the knockout phase could haunt him if Real Betis surprise Liverpool at Anfield.

The Chelsea coach remained insistent that a win would be enough for the next stage of the Champions League but in reality there are matters outside of their control which could conspire to prevent them joining the rest of Europe’s elite.

Mourinho, who wants his players to cut out the complacency which has clouded their previously unblemished season, could have been gambling on a hunch that the Spaniards do not have the capability to overcome Rafa Benitez’s team on Merseyside.