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Just the thing to lift me out of my Chelsea doldrums ... Liverpool are out of the Champions League after losing to Benfica 2-nil at Anfield, 3-nil on aggregate. All is right in the world. True, Chelsea are not good enough to win Europe, but then neither were Liverpool last year. Let alone this year's title defense. Arsenal are the lone English club remaining, as they seem to have found a way to succeed on the continent following failure after failure in the Champions League in recent years. I'm still behind Barcelona to dazzle their way to the cup.
Of course, that means for the two English rivals the focus shifts to domestic competitions. Liverpool are 17 points behind us in the Premiership, meaning with ten games left to play we need just four wins to ensure they can't catch us. Then there's the matter of the FA Cup, where Chelsea and Liverpool are the two favorites. Wouldn't that be great to deliver the final disappointment to a trophyless season for the scousers. Bitter? Me?
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