Chelsea to rest players vs Liverpool.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is ready to
make wholesale changes to his starting XI
for Sunday's crucial Premier League
encounter with Liverpool.
The Blues drew 0-0 with Atletico Madrid
on Tuesday night in the first leg of their
UEFA Champions League semi-final, but
the result came at a heavy cost to the
Stamford Bridge club.
Goalkeeper Petr Cech will not play again
this season after suffering a shoulder injury
in the first half, with captain John Terry
facing a similar fate after limping out in the
second period with a foot problem.
Midfield duo Frank Lampard and John Obi
Mikel were booked during the match,
ruling them out of the second leg in west
London next Wednesday.
Prior to that game, Chelsea head to Anfield
looking to cut the five-point gap to
Liverpool in the final three matches of the
season.
But after the 2-1 home defeat to
Sunderland last time out in domestic
action Mourinho has admitted he now
wants to prioritise his quest for continental
glory, a decision which may upset
Manchester City, who are still battling for
the title too.
The Portuguese coach will consult the
Chelsea hierarchy before deciding which
players to field at Anfield, with his
preference to opt for those who will not
feature against Atletico next Wednesday
due to the proximity of the matches.
"I can't decide by myself," Mourinho said.
"I think that's a decision I have to listen
the club. I'm just a piece, I'm just the
manager and no more than that.
"I have to listen to the club. I think the
fact that the match is on Sunday I think
puts the problem not in my hands.
"We represent English football and we are
the only English team that is European
competition. Spain has four and gave them
all the conditions to try to have success.
"I know what I would do, but I'm not the
club. I have to speak with the club.
"I would play with the players that are not
going to play Wednesday."
Chelsea opted for a defensive approach
against Atletico and succeeded in
frustrating their hosts, leaving the second
leg to determine who advances to the May
24 final in Lisbon against either Real
Madrid or Bayern Munich.
"We didn't start the game thinking of a
0-0," Mourinho said. "But the game goes
in a certain direction where you feel you
have to be safe, don't concede and try to
score in one of the few chances you
create.
"If we score one goal in one of those
situations the result would be very good.
We didn't.
"We go with a result that decides
everything at Stamford Bridge."
Chelsea were without Samuel Eto'o (knee)
and Eden Hazard (calf) entering the match
and encountered further issues in the
game, with Mourinho praising the
character of his players ahead of the
decisive second leg.
"We had problems before the game, we
had problems during the game, we lost
four players during the game, two with
injuries, two with yellow cards, but we will
fight," he added.
"(Branislav) Ivanovic is back (from
suspension), Schwarzer showed clearly that
we can trust him.
"People that is not playing a lot, like for
example Ashley Cole, (did an) amazing
performance."
The character in adversity was reminiscent
of the Chelsea side which won the 2012
trophy against the odds.
"Many years ago Chelsea started building a
team with great characters, with great
personalities," Mourinho said.
"In football you can use the word heritage.
The people that is arriving and the young
people, they see the examples, the smell
that heritage and goes on and on."