Why Liverpool's Champions League elimination is good news for Chelsea

Following Fiorentina's one nil defeat over Lyon last night, Liverpool were eliminated from the Champions League. There was public weeping on the Kings Road.

Whilst many Chelsea fans will take much amusement from Gerrard, Carragher and Torres being assigned to Europe's second division this season, there is perhaps an even greater reason to celebrate Liverpool's elimination: the guarantee that Chelsea won't draw them in latter stages of the competition.

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