PSV Eindhoven coach Ronald Koeman
admitted he was disappointed to be facing Liverpool again in the
Champions League quarter-finals.
Koeman's men were second behind the 2005 champions in Group C
before dispatching Arsenal in the last 16.
And he admitted the quarter-final draw, made in Athens on Friday,
had not gone the way he wanted.
"It is a real
disappointment " said Koeman. "I do think that all
clubs are tricky, but the fact is that we already had them in the
group stage.
"You want to go somewhere else - all other clubs would have been
nice. But we are glad that we are part of this stage of the
tournament."
Rafael Benitez led his side to an away-goals victory over last
year's champions Barcelona in the last round, including a 2-1
first-leg win in the Nou Camp, and Koeman expects a tough battle as
they go for a semi-final place.
He said: "Liverpool are tough because they play a defensive game,
just like we do. They have a few fantastic players like Steven
Gerrard.
"If you beat Barcelona 2-1 on their own turf you are a very strong
team. It will be a hell of a job so it will be important to get a
good result in our own stadium."
The first leg at the Philips Stadion is scheduled for April 3/4,
with the return match at Anfield a week later.
