The Portuguese mentor has revealed that people are unaware of the love he has for the English Premier League outfit.
Mourinho has expressed that he has great respect for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 and is pleased with the English side qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The Blues pulled off an outstanding comeback on Wednesday night as they were able to beat Napoli 4-1 at home, in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League pre-quarterfinals clash.
The London-based outfit slumped to a 3-1 defeat in Naples, in the first leg of the fixture, and were expected by many to be eliminated on Wednesday night.
However, the club outclassed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 at the Stamford Bridge and qualified for the quarter-finals with an aggregate score of 5-4.
The Blues are currently going through a rough season and after the recent sacking of their manager, Andre-Villas Boas, they were not expected to perform as well as they did on Wednesday.
Real Madrid head coach, Mourinho, stated that he is happy for Chelsea and would love to face them in Europe’s most prestigious club tournament.
"People can't understand how much I love Chelsea and I know if I get them in the quarter-finals or the semi-finals, they would be great opponents. I'm happy Chelsea have got through, but I'd love to play them in the final," the 49-year-old told reporters.
Mourinho then went on to discuss the dazzling form that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 is enjoying at the moment. The Madrid star man scored a brace in Los Blancos 4-1 victory over CSKA Moscow in the Champions League.
His latest two goals take his goal-scoring tally to 19 in a total of 24 appearances in the Champions League for Real Madrid.
While discussing the Portuguese skipper, the Real coach was quoted as saying:
"http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 is unbelievable. You would have thought with the number of goals he scored last season you couldn't improve, but he is at another level."
Wednesday’s victory in the Champions League promises Los Vikingos a spot in the quarter-finals of the coveted tournament. Although their opponents in the next stage are not decided yet, the Blancos appear more than ready to face the challenge.
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