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Carlo hails 'fantastic' strikers
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Updated Feb 23, 2011 9:10 AM ET
Carlo Ancelotti declared Chelsea's strikers the best in Europe after Nicolas Anelka edged them closer to a Champions League quarter-final.
Anelka's double in the Blues' 2-0 win in their last-16 first leg at FC Copenhagen took the Frenchman's incredible record in this season's competition to seven goals in just six matches.
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His strikes ensured Chelsea kept alive their bid for the last silverware available to them in their ailing campaign, one which has piled the pressure on Ancelotti.
That eased on Tuesday night, with Anelka linking up to good effect with £50million man Torres, who had another night to forget in front of goal but whose overall contribution was a big improvement on his first two games for the club.
With Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou coming off the bench in the second half, Chelsea boast a embarrassment of attacking options when their forwards are fit and firing.
Asked if they were the best in Europe, Ancelotti said: "Yes, I think.
"We want to maintain their fitness, but rotation could do them good with the Premier League and the Champions League.
"They are accepting my decisions without problems, and this is important. To have them available at the moment, it's important at this time of year.
He added: "We have fantastic strikers. I have to make a decision about the games, to put them in or not.
"Didier played for two hours against Everton. Torres and Anelka were fresh and, together, they played well.
"(Frank) Lampard also had good combinations with Fernando."
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Ancelotti said of Torres, who again missed several chances to open his Chelsea account: "His performance was really good.
"There's a little bit of disappointment because he could have scored. But it doesn't matter. His movement with Anelka was so good.
"Anelka was able to score and Torres had a lot of opportunities that he created with his movement.
"He will score in the next game."
Chelsea's display was a vast improvement on Saturday's shock FA Cup defeat to Everton but Copenhagen also looked every inch a side who had not played a competitive game for two-and-a-half months.
"We played with intelligence, showed good football, good efficiency, playing quick attacking play," Ancelotti said.
"We had a lot of opportunities to score."
Ancelotti defiantly declared yesterday that "Chelsea has not died", and he added tonight: "We are still alive.
"I had an idea before the game, and I maintain the same idea now.
"We are not dead. It's just one game, though.
"I want to see my team play again, again, again."
Copenhagen boss Stale Solbakken had no complaints with the result, admitting he got his tactics wrong.
"We lost to a better team," he said.
"They were stronger than us and we made too many technical errors.
"To be honest, some of my best players maybe didn't have their best days. They looked sharper and were quicker.
"Some of my players played very well and should have a positive feeling in a few days, but others didn't live up to what they achieved before.
"Maybe we will never be as good as Chelsea but, on another day, we could have been a lot closer to them. Chelsea were two goals better than us: no discussion."
He added: "It was probably a mistake to start with (Jesper) Gronkjaer on the wing.
"I won't blame Cesar (Santin), who tried hard, but maybe it was a little bit too optimistic for me to put Jesper in that role in a four-man midfield where he had to work so much in defence.
"That's also down to the fact that we lost the ball too often. He didn't have the stamina or offensive explosions to hurt them."
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Updated Feb 23, 2011 9:10 AM ET
Carlo Ancelotti declared Chelsea's strikers the best in Europe after Nicolas Anelka edged them closer to a Champions League quarter-final.
Anelka's double in the Blues' 2-0 win in their last-16 first leg at FC Copenhagen took the Frenchman's incredible record in this season's competition to seven goals in just six matches.
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His strikes ensured Chelsea kept alive their bid for the last silverware available to them in their ailing campaign, one which has piled the pressure on Ancelotti.
That eased on Tuesday night, with Anelka linking up to good effect with £50million man Torres, who had another night to forget in front of goal but whose overall contribution was a big improvement on his first two games for the club.
With Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou coming off the bench in the second half, Chelsea boast a embarrassment of attacking options when their forwards are fit and firing.
Asked if they were the best in Europe, Ancelotti said: "Yes, I think.
"We want to maintain their fitness, but rotation could do them good with the Premier League and the Champions League.
"They are accepting my decisions without problems, and this is important. To have them available at the moment, it's important at this time of year.
He added: "We have fantastic strikers. I have to make a decision about the games, to put them in or not.
"Didier played for two hours against Everton. Torres and Anelka were fresh and, together, they played well.
"(Frank) Lampard also had good combinations with Fernando."
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Ancelotti said of Torres, who again missed several chances to open his Chelsea account: "His performance was really good.
"There's a little bit of disappointment because he could have scored. But it doesn't matter. His movement with Anelka was so good.
"Anelka was able to score and Torres had a lot of opportunities that he created with his movement.
"He will score in the next game."
Chelsea's display was a vast improvement on Saturday's shock FA Cup defeat to Everton but Copenhagen also looked every inch a side who had not played a competitive game for two-and-a-half months.
"We played with intelligence, showed good football, good efficiency, playing quick attacking play," Ancelotti said.
"We had a lot of opportunities to score."
Ancelotti defiantly declared yesterday that "Chelsea has not died", and he added tonight: "We are still alive.
"I had an idea before the game, and I maintain the same idea now.
"We are not dead. It's just one game, though.
"I want to see my team play again, again, again."
Copenhagen boss Stale Solbakken had no complaints with the result, admitting he got his tactics wrong.
"We lost to a better team," he said.
"They were stronger than us and we made too many technical errors.
"To be honest, some of my best players maybe didn't have their best days. They looked sharper and were quicker.
"Some of my players played very well and should have a positive feeling in a few days, but others didn't live up to what they achieved before.
"Maybe we will never be as good as Chelsea but, on another day, we could have been a lot closer to them. Chelsea were two goals better than us: no discussion."
He added: "It was probably a mistake to start with (Jesper) Gronkjaer on the wing.
"I won't blame Cesar (Santin), who tried hard, but maybe it was a little bit too optimistic for me to put Jesper in that role in a four-man midfield where he had to work so much in defence.
"That's also down to the fact that we lost the ball too often. He didn't have the stamina or offensive explosions to hurt them."
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Jose: Draw was good result
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Updated Feb 23, 2011 9:15 AM ET
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho feels his team deserved to win Tuesday night's Champions League last-16 first leg at Lyon.
The non-award of a second-half penalty proved crucial.
Bafetimbi Gomis struck a late equaliser for the hosts after substitute Karim Benzema - formerly of Lyon - had opened the scoring in the 1-1 draw at the Stade Gerland which leaves Madrid favourites to progress to the quarter-finals for the first time in seven years.
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"I feel we did more to win 2-0 than to draw 1-1, but this is nevertheless a good result because we'll play the return leg at our stadium in front of our fans," Mourinho said. "They have to help us reach the quarter-finals."
Madrid felt they should have been awarded a penalty in the 64th minute for handball - with the score at 0-0 - after a Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick had been blocked, but their appeals were waved away by referee Wolfgang Stark.
"It is very complicated to be a referee," Mourinho said. "You don't like it when a ref is late or misses something during the game, but certain situations are unacceptable.
"I saw a player touch the ball with his elbow 50 metres away and the ref, who was just five metres away, didn't award a penalty.
"This is the Champions League - a competition that showcases the best players, the best clubs and the best referees.
"None of the four refs on the pitch saw the handball. I hope it doesn't prove decisive at the end of the knockout stage. It would be very sad if it did."
Despite surrendering the lead, Madrid will fancy their chances in the second leg at the Bernabeu, where they have won their last 22 competitive games.
But Mourinho - who guided Inter Milan to Champions League glory last season - has warned against complacency.
He added: "It's still open.
"Lyon are a very strong side with experience in Europe, so we can't think this is over.
"We earned a good result - that's it.
"They've proven to be a solid and competitive side away from home. I still believe either team has a 50 per cent chance of reaching the next round."
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Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho feels his team deserved to win Tuesday night's Champions League last-16 first leg at Lyon.
The non-award of a second-half penalty proved crucial.
Bafetimbi Gomis struck a late equaliser for the hosts after substitute Karim Benzema - formerly of Lyon - had opened the scoring in the 1-1 draw at the Stade Gerland which leaves Madrid favourites to progress to the quarter-finals for the first time in seven years.
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"I feel we did more to win 2-0 than to draw 1-1, but this is nevertheless a good result because we'll play the return leg at our stadium in front of our fans," Mourinho said. "They have to help us reach the quarter-finals."
Madrid felt they should have been awarded a penalty in the 64th minute for handball - with the score at 0-0 - after a Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick had been blocked, but their appeals were waved away by referee Wolfgang Stark.
"It is very complicated to be a referee," Mourinho said. "You don't like it when a ref is late or misses something during the game, but certain situations are unacceptable.
"I saw a player touch the ball with his elbow 50 metres away and the ref, who was just five metres away, didn't award a penalty.
"This is the Champions League - a competition that showcases the best players, the best clubs and the best referees.
"None of the four refs on the pitch saw the handball. I hope it doesn't prove decisive at the end of the knockout stage. It would be very sad if it did."
Despite surrendering the lead, Madrid will fancy their chances in the second leg at the Bernabeu, where they have won their last 22 competitive games.
But Mourinho - who guided Inter Milan to Champions League glory last season - has warned against complacency.
He added: "It's still open.
"Lyon are a very strong side with experience in Europe, so we can't think this is over.
"We earned a good result - that's it.
"They've proven to be a solid and competitive side away from home. I still believe either team has a 50 per cent chance of reaching the next round."
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Gomis: Lyon have great chance
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Updated Feb 23, 2011 8:18 AM ET
Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis believes his team still have "every chance" to dump Real Madrid out of the Champions League.
Gomis' equaliser secured a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their last-16 tie at the Stade Gerland on Tuesday night.
Jose Mourinho's side will be favourites to progress to the quarter-finals for the first time in seven years thanks to Karim Benzema's away goal, but Gomis remains upbeat.
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He told olweb.fr: "This result gives us every chance for the return leg. It is far from finished. We preserved our chances.
"Fortunately we equalised but the match in Madrid looks very difficult.
"There were key periods over the first half. We faced a great Madrid who defended well and a large [Iker] Casillas.
"Playing against this great team, built to win the Champions League, we put on a beautiful display.
"We wanted to give everything because these European matches are played until the last minute.
"We had shots that could have been better exploited in the first half. We knew it was important to move fast in attack. I missed the first opportunity in the first half but I kept my composure for the rest.
"After the opening goal we showed we had character.
"We will take time to recover for this weekend's match of Lille, which is very important for the Ligue 1 championship, before thinking of Madrid."
OL coach Claude Puel was not content with the draw and claims his team deserved more for their first-half performance.
He said: "We are not very happy with the result but it was a game of a high standard. It was a nice first half time with a lot of quality - our actions deserved to be realised. The second half was not quite as good but we were able to recover.
"It was a good game of the highest level with lots of character. There was courage and character, especially after the opening goal.
"The team responded well. It was a good game in the content and has given us an opportunity.
"Real were consistent with what we expected. We knew we had to impose ourselves intelligently.
"We were a little naive in the first half. We might have analysed some situations better.
"We know what we can do in order to maintain our level."
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Updated Feb 23, 2011 8:18 AM ET
Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis believes his team still have "every chance" to dump Real Madrid out of the Champions League.
Gomis' equaliser secured a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their last-16 tie at the Stade Gerland on Tuesday night.
Jose Mourinho's side will be favourites to progress to the quarter-finals for the first time in seven years thanks to Karim Benzema's away goal, but Gomis remains upbeat.
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He told olweb.fr: "This result gives us every chance for the return leg. It is far from finished. We preserved our chances.
"Fortunately we equalised but the match in Madrid looks very difficult.
"There were key periods over the first half. We faced a great Madrid who defended well and a large [Iker] Casillas.
"Playing against this great team, built to win the Champions League, we put on a beautiful display.
"We wanted to give everything because these European matches are played until the last minute.
"We had shots that could have been better exploited in the first half. We knew it was important to move fast in attack. I missed the first opportunity in the first half but I kept my composure for the rest.
"After the opening goal we showed we had character.
"We will take time to recover for this weekend's match of Lille, which is very important for the Ligue 1 championship, before thinking of Madrid."
OL coach Claude Puel was not content with the draw and claims his team deserved more for their first-half performance.
He said: "We are not very happy with the result but it was a game of a high standard. It was a nice first half time with a lot of quality - our actions deserved to be realised. The second half was not quite as good but we were able to recover.
"It was a good game of the highest level with lots of character. There was courage and character, especially after the opening goal.
"The team responded well. It was a good game in the content and has given us an opportunity.
"Real were consistent with what we expected. We knew we had to impose ourselves intelligently.
"We were a little naive in the first half. We might have analysed some situations better.
"We know what we can do in order to maintain our level."
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Injured Madrid midfielder Khedira out for three weeks
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Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira will be sidelined for up to three weeks because of a leg injury.
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Madrid says a medical scan Wednesday on the Germany international revealed a torn muscle in his left leg.
Khedira has been a regular in coach Jose Mourinho's starting lineup since arriving in the offseason from Stuttgart after an impressive World Cup. Khedira has started in 27 of his 32 appearances this season.
Khedira will likely miss at least three league matches, starting Saturday at Deportivo La Coruna, but should be back for the return leg of the last-16 match against Lyon in the Champions League on March 16. Madrid drew 1-1 Tuesday at Lyon in the first match.
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Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira will be sidelined for up to three weeks because of a leg injury.
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Madrid says a medical scan Wednesday on the Germany international revealed a torn muscle in his left leg.
Khedira has been a regular in coach Jose Mourinho's starting lineup since arriving in the offseason from Stuttgart after an impressive World Cup. Khedira has started in 27 of his 32 appearances this season.
Khedira will likely miss at least three league matches, starting Saturday at Deportivo La Coruna, but should be back for the return leg of the last-16 match against Lyon in the Champions League on March 16. Madrid drew 1-1 Tuesday at Lyon in the first match.
Madrid trails Spanish league leader Barcelona by five points.
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