Thomas Tuchel has admitted that he would prefer to face Real Madrid rather than Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals after Chelsea reached the last four for the first time since 2014.
Real Madrid have a 3-1 lead over Liverpool right now in the Champions League quarter-finals.
The Spanish side travel to face the Premier League champions at Anfield on Wednesday night, knowing they have a foot in the semi-final.
Chelsea and Liverpool have plenty of history in the semi-finals having met in the last four in 2005, 2007 and 2008, with the West Londoners winning the last showdown.
And Tuchel has declared he would rather face the Spanish outfit as he would prefer to come up against foreign opposition
Speaking to BT Sport, the 47-year-old German said: "I don’t wish for nothing, but in general I like it in Champions League not to play teams from your own league.
"Because it gets a bit more the feeling of the European competition but that’s the only thing.
"Whoever deserves it – I think the game is far from over – but I will watch it for sure.
"It’s a pleasure to watch it as semi-finalists, a great achievement. We will watch these games and there is nothing decided yet. Everything is possible.
"Liverpool is very strong at home, the Premier League is strong. We take what we get, it’s a good situation for us.