Shevchenko ruled out of Liverpool clash

Updated 11.54 Tue May 01 2007
Keywords: Didier Drogba, Jose Mourinho, Arjen Robben, Andriy Shevchenko, Chelsea, Liverpool, Champions League, Premiership, football, sport, Michael Ballack, Ricardo Carvalho

Andriy Shevchenko will miss Chelsea's Champions League semi-final second leg against Liverpool.

The Ukraine striker has not travelled with the rest of the squad as he picked up an injury playing against Bolton in the Premiership on Saturday.

"Didier is so powerful he can worry them again" - Jose Mourinho

But Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho believes Shevchenko's strike partner Didier Drogba will prove to be the main threat.

Mourinho said: "Didier is in really good form and although Liverpool have good defenders and they do play a lot of offside, Didier is so powerful, he can worry them again.

"He did it at Stamford Bridge last week and he did it at Anfield in the league last season. So we believe that he can be an important man for us again."

Ricardo Carvalho and Michael Ballack are also ruled out for Chelsea, but Arjen Robben could return after ligament damage.

Mourinho has promised his team will try to extend their 1-0 lead from the first leg, rather than protect their slender advantage.

He added: "We will attack. For ten minutes you can defend with everything, but for 90 you cannot defend perfectly. A good way to play is to scare your opponents, keep possession and score."

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