Tuesday, 22nd April, 2014
Jose Mourinho has explained that Chelsea are solely focused on their Champions League semi-final first leg game against Atletico Madrid tonight, despite his side being in the hunt for the Premier League title.
The Blues lost 2-1 to Sunderland at the weekend and are currently five points behind Liverpool, who they will face on Sunday.
A win over Liverpool would surely put Chelsea back in the mix for the domestic title with two games still left to be played after the contest at Anfield.
However, Mourinho insists that Chelsea are not thinking about the Premier League at the moment, but are instead focused on their immediate task at hand, the semi-final game against Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon.
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“We are lucky to be involved in the Champions League and we don't need to think about the Premier League and what is going to happen”, the Portuguese told his club’s official site.
“We only need to think about the big game tomorrow [Tuesday].
“If people want to speak about the Premier League now there are 19 other teams in England. Tomorrow [Tuesday] is the Champions League and we are only speaking about the Champions League.
“It is a Champions League semi-final against a team I know well, and I think every player and every manager wants to play this game.”
The return leg of the crucial Champions League semi-final will be played at the Stamford Bridge on 30th April.
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