Rafael Benitez vowed to play a strong side in Chelsea’s Club World Cup semi-final against Monterrey today despite admitting his players were still suffering with jet lag.
The European champions arrived in Japan four days ago but were still struggling to adapt to the nine-hour time difference yesterday ahead of the clash with their CONCACAF counterparts.
But the Spaniard was determined to field as strong a line-up as possible at the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama.
He said: “I intend to win. I’ll pick players to win the first game.
“You cannot think about the final until you’ve won the semi-final.