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Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel rejects the ‘favorite’ label after the Champions League quarter-final draw put FC Porto on the path of the Blues. The German coach is happy to play the second game at home, but remembers that Sérgio Conceição’s team just left Juventus on the way.
“First of all, I want to say that I am happy that we are not playing against an English team in a European competition. That is the Champions League, I have always preferred to play against teams from other countries. Then we have the second leg at home, it is something that tastes good, starting and perhaps having a slight advantage because we finished at home “, he started in reference to the London team coach.
The truth is that FC Porto was the rival that everyone wanted to face before the draw. “Of course, a lot of people will mark us as favorites against FC Porto. This is not going to help. You can go to Turin to ask if it helps to be a favorite, ”added Tuchel.
The German coach maintains that first you have to have respect for your opponent, only then can you think about winning. «We are confident and committed. We will face a strong opponent with all due respect, but now we are in the quarter-finals and we are thinking about how we can win. The only objective is to reach the semifinals, ”he said.
