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Benitez confirms Chelsea exit

01 March,2013 09:19 AM IST |   |  AFP

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez's patience with the club's fans finally snapped yesterday as he confirmed his intention to leave the club at the end of the season. Benitez has been targeted by sections of the club's support ever since he was appointed as the successor to Roberto Di Matteo last November


Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals and are in the last 16 of the Europa League, but they have slipped to fourth in the EPL.


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Benitez was only appointed on a temporary basis but he confirmed in an angry press conference that the abuse he has received from some of Chelsea's fans had prompted him to abandon his ambition to coach the team on a permanent basis.

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