Drogba - Now we can focus on United
He topped it off with two more goals to earn Chelsea the point that ensures they have reached the knockout rounds of Europes Premier Competition as usual.
Flores - Only one way for Atletico to go!
“It’s a good thing to have to play these two matches because the fans will have to come to the stadium and be very positive. Tomorrow, for instance, the fans will really have to be behind us to make it possible for us to win and that will be positive for the players and their mindset.
The Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has totally denied that Chelsea are trying to line up a bid for the Atletico Madrid striker “Kun” Aguero ahead of tomorrows meeting between the two sides in the Champions League.
“For his age he (Aguero) is one of the most important and best-quality players in the world.
“Aguero is very young, he is a fantastic striker and has a lot of quality.
Another start for Kalou
Nicolas Anelka scored the winners in the first two matches, but Salomon Kalou came good in the last match against Atletico, scoring twice in a 4-0 win. He followed that up with another one against Bolton in the Carling Cup.
Ancelotti - Deco is unselfish
As Frank Lampard said earlier, they can’t afford to let their guard down, and need to try to keep on improving and try to open a gap at the top of the Premiership.
The Atletico Madrid coach Abel Resino is under severe pressure after last night’s 4-0 defeat by Chelsea. They are currently 15th in La Liga and haven’t scored in their last three games.
The Atletico president Enrique Cerezo said last night that “something had to be done”, and other than sacking Resino there is not much else he can do!
Kalou - happy to be scoring again
He said that the miss didn’t worry him: “It was a very good opportunity for me, I haven’t been playing lately and I scored two goals which is very good,” he said.
Resino - in negative mood
He told Uefa.com “It’s a big motivation to play against a team like Chelsea. We all know we’re in a bad situation and we really need to turn it round. It reminds me of the time we lost to Santander and then managed to turn things around.
The prolific Atletico Madrid striker Diego Forlan thinks that Chelsea are a much improved team since he left Man Utd to move to Spain.
He thinks that Carlo Ancelotti has made them much more motivated and harder to beat, but he still thinks Atletico can cause an upset!
“Chelsea have more quality, are more experienced and are a much bigger threat than they were in my time at United,” Forlan said in the Daily Mirror.
The Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti thinks that his team have to pay attention for the whole 90 minutes, or risk losing a game in “six seconds” at a set-play, like they did against Aston Villa, twice! He says that it is hard to figure these moves into a training plan.
