Chelsea afraid of Liverpool: Benitez

RAFAEL BENITEZ has turned up the heat on Chelsea by claiming the English champions might be afraid of his Liverpool outfit.

And as the Anfield club reflect on being the first side this season to stop Jose Mourinho’s side winning, defender Jamie Carragher also stuck the knife in by branding Chelsea a “long ball” team.

The champions of Europe stopped Chelsea in their tracks on Wednesday by enjoying the best of their Champions League Group G showdown, which ended in a 0-0 draw although Liverpool insist they were denied three penalties by Italian ref Massimo De Santis.