Hiddink wary after defenders kick up a stink

MICHAEL BALLACK had been asked how Bolton made Chelsea go from impregnable to imbecilic in eight mad minutes.

Wrinkling his nose, he said: “They could just smell it coming.”

Chelsea’s defending may have stunk out Stamford Bridge on Saturday, but for Liverpool the scent was heavenly. The Merseysiders are still rank outsiders for tomorrow’s Champions League quarter-final decider, but suddenly the prospect of overturning the 3-1 deficit inflicted from the first leg does not seem quite so improbable as it did a week ago.