FA Cup final: Chelsea v Everton
Venue: Wembley Stadium Date: Sat, 30 May Kick-off: 1500 BST Coverage: Live on ITV1, Setanta Sports, BBC Radio 5 Live. Live text updates on BBC Sport website.
Hiddink aims to end tenure with silverware
Guus Hiddink hopes Chelsea will use the pain of their Champions League defeat by Barcelona to spur them on to an FA Cup final win over Everton on Saturday.
The Blues are still smarting from their semi-final loss on away goals against the Catalan side, after they had numerous penalty appeals rejected.
Hiddink, who steps down from his role as temporary boss after the game, said: "Of course you can play out of anger.
"It's good to use that. The internal motivation is high in the team."
Chelsea felt they were harshly treated by referee Tom Henning Ovrebo in the second leg of their last four clash in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge.
The Norwegian turned down four strong penalty claims from the home side before Andreas Iniesta scored in stoppage time to level the tie at 1-1 and put Barca through on the away goals rule.
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And the manner of Chelsea's exit clearly still pains Hiddink, who said: "Bit by bit, day by day I'm getting rid of the anger from the Barcelona match, but if you push the right button in my soul you will find a bit of anger."
But the Blues have a chance to finish the season on a high note by winning their first trophy for two years.
And Hiddink, who returns to his full-time role as Russia coach after the Wembley final, is determined to end his brief stay in west London by helping the club achieve their aim.
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"A final is never an anti-climax. You have to be in finals at a big club and we are very happy to be there," he said."To play a final with worldwide attention and win some silverware is perfect.
"Analysing this season, they would have liked to fight until the end for the Premier League title and be in the Champions League final.
"But the FA Cup is not a second prize."
Midfielder Frank Lampard, Chelsea's Player of the Year, said he and his team-mates wanted to send Hiddink off with an FA Cup final win on his CV.
"Our form since Guus Hiddink took over has been championship-winning form -our performance over the last five months has set the standard," he said.
"Guus has been very impressive, the way he handles players, the way he handles everything really.
"It will be great to finish off with a big day out and a win for him. It would be lovely if we could do that. All the players and everyone he's worked with wants his season to finish like that."
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