THIBAUT AND MOURINHO ON THE GAME TODAY: Thibaut: I was not there when that happened, he replied when asked about Chelseas Champions League triumph under the Italian. For me it is different from other players who played under him I was at the time under Atletico and they won the Champions League with him so maybe for the other players they will be happy to see him again but the most important thing for us is to win the game. After the game they can be happy with him but we have to be focused and win the game. José: Asked about Di Matteo, I am not here to speak about Roberto Di Matteo, I am here to speak about the game tomorrow, he said. The reality is we need points I think this team is one state of its evolution where to go into the Europa League would be very bad A team gets better and the evolution is faster when you play in the best competition against the best teams. Maybe we drop into Europa league If we lose two matches we go into the Europa League It makes no sense to talk about quarter-finals or anything else. We need points to play in the Champions League and that is why we are here, we are here to get points. We have two matches, but obviously it would be better for us to qualify tomorrow, he added. We have so many matches in December that if we can avoid a crucial match against Sporting to decide Champions League qualification and that pressure, it would be very good for us. The players are playing very well, the team is playing really well Nothing comes for free, or with luck Even the draws weve had were matches we were closer to win than to lose. We missed a penalty at Maribor, and conceded a last- second goal against Man United We are getting good results because the players are doing very well.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:24:27 +0000