Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has pointed to his side's away goal against Benfica as the key to progressing through to the Champions League semi-finals.
The Stamford Bridge outfit were 1-0 winners on the night courtesy of Salomon Kalou's late effort, meaning they head into the second-leg with a considerable advantage.
Drogba had been criticised in the build up to the tie after a video on Chelsea TV emerged of him appearing to mock the Portuguese side when he and team-mates were filmed watching the Champions League quarter-final draw, a suggestion which was later denied by David Luiz.
Although the Ivorian was an unused substitute during the first leg at the Estadio da Luz with Roberto Di Matteo selecting Fernando Torres, the veteran still realises the importance of both the result and the away goal to the blues chances of booking a place in the semi-finals.
"It is a great result," the 34-year-old told L'Equipe. "The most important thing is that we have scored that goal away from home.
"But we have a lot of respect for Benfica. We will take the return leg very seriously."
If Chelsea progess to the next stage of the competition they will face either holders Barcelona or Italian giants AC Milan for a place in this year's final at the Allianz Arena.
0 comments:
Post a Comment