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No margin for error

English League Cup final today

REUTERS, London
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard hopes a victory over Liverpool in Sunday's League Cup final in Cardiff will mark the beginning of an era of sustained success for the London club.
"It's very important to win trophies. I hope this will be the first of many," said the England midfielder, who has yet to notch up a major title in his career.
The 26-year-old was also quick to dismiss critics who hold that the League Cup is a lesser competition and that Chelsea were able to coast into the final.
"It's not been a weak competition as people like to say," said Lampard, whose side eliminated his former club West Ham United, Newcastle United, Fulham and then Manchester United in a memorable two-legged semifinal.
Mourinho said Chelsea had had a tougher path to the final than Liverpool, who met two Second Division sides as they beat Millwall, Middlesbrough, Tottenham Hotspur and Watford.
He added, however, that on Sunday the two teams would start on equal terms.
"When you look at the Premier League it looks like a big difference, I don't know, 20 points or 25 points but the difference between the teams is not big.
"We are not favourites, in my opinion there are no favourites in finals. They have very good players
and a very good manager.
"They can prepare for the game very well, they gave us two very difficult matches (in the league)."
The rival managers, Mourinho and Rafael Benitez are both looking for a trophy that will seal their first season in the English game and it is the only domestic chance for Liverpool's Spanish boss.
Chelsea were still in line only a week ago for four trophies including the Champions League but defeat at Newcastle in the FA Cup has left them with three.
They hold a nine-point lead in the Premier League, their main goal, with 11 games to go but a second successive loss, 2-1 away to Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday, has put another trophy in greater doubt.
Lampard, reacting to questions as to whether doubts might now be getting the better of Chelsea, said that when teams played well and were winning regularly "people are waiting for you to lose one, but that doesn't mean it's all downhill now."
Team captain John Terry echoed that sentiment when he said Sunday gave Chelsea "a chance to shut people up".
"We played two very good teams (Newcastle and Barcelona) and were a bit unlucky," said Terry, who is also looking for his first major trophy. "But we are still very confident."
Meanwhile, Benitez insists all the pressure will be on Chelsea to win at the Millennium Stadium.
The competition provides Liverpool's most realistic chance of winning a trophy in Benitez's first
season in charge, but the Spaniard believes the weight of expectation will be far greater on Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.
"We know Chelsea are favourites. They are top of the table," Benitez told a news conference at Anfield on Friday.
"They are favourites because they have spent a lot of money and have probably the best squad in England. They need to win so they have the pressure. If they lose another game they will be afraid."
Chelsea are nine points clear at the top of the Premier League but went out of the FA Cup at Newcastle last Sunday and trail Barcelona 2-1 after the first leg of their Champions League meeting on Wednesday night.
"They have lost two games so maybe it's the best moment (to play them)," Benitez said.
"All teams have problems. I think Barcelona and Newcastle found something and we will try and look for some weaknesses."
Liverpool have struggled for consistency in the league but were lifted by a 3-1 Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen in midweek and have an impressive recent record at the Millennium Stadium.
Two of their record seven League Cup triumphs have come at the Cardiff venue, while they have also won an FA Cup and Charity Shield there.
England international Steven Gerrard will return to captain the side with Fernando Morientes set to lead the attack as Benitez aims to make his first major mark at Anfield.