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| Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has stressed the importance of his side beating Levski Sofia on Tuesday to finish top of their Champions League group. | Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has stressed the importance of his side beating Levski Sofia on Tuesday to finish top of their Champions League group. |
| The Blues are already through to the knockout stages but could be overtaken by Werder Bremen if the Germans win at Barcelona, and knock out the Catalans. | The Blues are already through to the knockout stages but could be overtaken by Werder Bremen if the Germans win at Barcelona, and knock out the Catalans. |
| "The good thing is the first team in the group plays the second game at home in the next round," said Mourinho. | "The good thing is the first team in the group plays the second game at home in the next round," said Mourinho. |
| "This game is not one where we can relax because we need a result." | "This game is not one where we can relax because we need a result." |
| Mourinho may have made wholesale changes if his side's place as group winners had been booked but he will now limit his tinkering. | Mourinho may have made wholesale changes if his side's place as group winners had been booked but he will now limit his tinkering. |
| It would be better for us if they (Man Utd and Arsenal) both qualify and go through Jose Mourinho | It would be better for us if they (Man Utd and Arsenal) both qualify and go through Jose Mourinho |
| He added: "I will give a rest to Claude Makelele because he needs that, John Terry is suspended and Ashley Cole will be on the bench but after that I will try and play with my best team." | He added: "I will give a rest to Claude Makelele because he needs that, John Terry is suspended and Ashley Cole will be on the bench but after that I will try and play with my best team." |
| "The motivation for us is to finish top. We know if we lose the game we are not first in the group. | "The motivation for us is to finish top. We know if we lose the game we are not first in the group. |
| "We know if Werder Bremen win, we need to win to be first in the group. | "We know if Werder Bremen win, we need to win to be first in the group. |
| "Because we won't know how the game in Barcelona will end, we have to think of all possibilities. We must win the game to finish top." | "Because we won't know how the game in Barcelona will end, we have to think of all possibilities. We must win the game to finish top." |
| Mourinho is also keen for Premiership rivals Manchester United and Arsenal to reach the next stage of the Champions League. | Mourinho is also keen for Premiership rivals Manchester United and Arsenal to reach the next stage of the Champions League. |
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| "If you go to the next stage of the Champions League you have big matches coming - top level football," he explained. | "If you go to the next stage of the Champions League you have big matches coming - top level football," he explained. |
| "If a team like Manchester United or Arsenal goes to the Uefa Cup - it is an easy competition to play. | "If a team like Manchester United or Arsenal goes to the Uefa Cup - it is an easy competition to play. |
| "So, from the Chelsea point of view thinking about the Premiership, it would be better for us if they both qualify and go through." | "So, from the Chelsea point of view thinking about the Premiership, it would be better for us if they both qualify and go through." |