FRANK LAMPARD is anxious to avoid Liverpool in tomorrows
Champions League draw. Chelsea go into the pot for the
quarter-finals along with their old Kop rivals. The last thing they
want is a repeat of their narrow semi-final defeat of two years ago
- and Rafa Benitezs men have already shown how dangerous they are
by eliminating reigning champions Barcelona.
Blues midfielder Lampard said: Its a tough one to call. Do you
prefer to play an Englishc side or an AC Milan, Real Madrid or
Bayern Munich? English games are tough, because they throw up
different problems.
Lampard, who played a key part in Tuesdays 2-1 win over Porto,
revealed he is still waiting for club officials to offer him a new
contract. But he insisted the future of manager Jose Mourinho at
Stamford Bridge was not significant.
Lampard added: Theres no update on the contract. Its down to the
club to come to me with an offer and Im waiting for that. There
are a lot of things going on at present and were at the stage of
the season where its very important.
"Theres plenty of time. It has been said Im waiting on Joses
future but the two issues are not tied.
