Jose Mourinho has conceded that Chelsea deserved
to lose against Basel in their Champions League tie on
Tuesday.
Mohamed Salah clinched the only goal of the match,
three minutes from time as the Swiss champions went
into second place behind the Premier League team.
Chelsea failed too register a shot on target in a weak
performance, but Mourinho says the players were
tired and he should have made more changes after
the West Ham game.
“It was a deserved defeat, but because of other
results we qualified. That is the only positive thing,
now we have to get a result at home [Steaua] be first,”
the former Real Madrid coach told Sky Sports.
“I didn’t like it from the
first minute, when there
was a defensive mistake
immediately. The team
only had a little bit of
stability and control in
the second half.
“The team was tired,
they paid the price of
the international 15
days. The arrival, the
match that followed was
crucial against West
Ham, where the team
played very well in an
intense game, but today
we paid the price
because the players
were tired.
“I’m not so sad with
them, because I
understand. The team
was not fresh and maybe I should have made more
changes, but there was a temptation to keep the same
team because they played so well (at West
Ham).”Jose Mourinho admitted Basel deserved their
Champions League win over Chelsea, adding that he
was relieved to qualify from Group F.


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