Chelsea’s Fernando Torres expects close encounter against Manchester United in Champions League
Chelsea striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707 has refused to play up his side’s chances of making it through to the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The Blues will have to overcome Premier League leaders Manchester United to make it to that stage of the competition,
something that Torres claims is easier said than done.
Torres is not as optimistic about Chelsea’s Champions League title chances as some of his team-mates. The Spaniard realises that even though the Blues are within touching distance of European glory, the toughest obstacles are yet to come.
Chelsea were drawn against Manchester United for the quarter-final stages. Though the Red Devils are nowhere near their deadly best, they have a habit of churning out results when the chips are down. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is dealing with a host of
injury problems, making http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 the favourites to go through to the semi-finals of the Champions League.
However, Fernando Torres is wary of the threat the Red Devils pose to his side’s Champions League ambitions. The Spaniard went so far as to say that Chelsea’s title hopes hinge on whether or not they can overcome United over the two legs of their quarter-final
clash. Should the Blues manage to make it to the final, they will face either Real Madrid or http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38605, a prospect which Torres is relishing.
Torres said, “I think it depends on whether or not we get past Manchester United in the quarter-finals, which is 50-50. I would love to play in the European Cup final, with Chelsea, against a Spanish side.”
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 international signed for Chelsea on the final day of the January transfer window, costing the Blues a whopping 50 million pounds. He is still awaiting his first goal for his new employers, though he claims to be unconcerned about his lack of form.
The Spaniard added, “The fact that (Chelsea owner, Roman) Abramovich has paid that much money (for me) demonstrates that he wants the best team possible - he has ambition and he is not going to give in until he has won the Champions League, which is his
dream.”
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