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Inter fully deserved to beat Chelsea in Champions League - Wesley Sneijder
Beating Blues is a big step for Italians believes Dutch star...
16 Mar 2010 22:09:00
By Gill Clark
Inter midfielder Wesley Sneijder insisted his side fully deserved to knock Chelsea out of the Champions League after securing a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge to complete a 3-1 aggregate victory.
Striker Samuel Eto’o proved the difference in the second leg, bagging a late goal after a Sneijder pass in a game which also saw Didier Drogba red carded.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, the Dutch international admitted his team had come to London to attack and not to defend their first leg lead.
“The tactic was to win here, to attack and to score a goal,” he explained.
“It was a real war today but I think we deserved to win.
“They [Chelsea] are very strong, very tall guys, they want to fight and they did it in the first half but I think we dominated the whole game and there was no danger for us.”
The former Real Madrid man also insisted his side had deserved to win and were the better side over both legs of the last 16 tie.
“The first game we were a little bit lucky but today we really deserved to win so yes over both games we deserved to win,” he added.
“This is important [beating Chelsea], I think Chelsea are one of the most important teams in the world and to beat them is a bit step. In Italy it is a big thing yes but we are still not in the final.”
Inter now join the likes of Manchester United, Lyon, Bayern Munich, Arsenal and CSKA Moscow in the quarter-finals and Sneijder insisted the Italians had a chance of glory, adding: “We can do it, when we play like today, of course we can do it.”
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Striker Samuel Eto’o proved the difference in the second leg, bagging a late goal after a Sneijder pass in a game which also saw Didier Drogba red carded.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the match, the Dutch international admitted his team had come to London to attack and not to defend their first leg lead.
“The tactic was to win here, to attack and to score a goal,” he explained.
“It was a real war today but I think we deserved to win.
“They [Chelsea] are very strong, very tall guys, they want to fight and they did it in the first half but I think we dominated the whole game and there was no danger for us.”
The former Real Madrid man also insisted his side had deserved to win and were the better side over both legs of the last 16 tie.
“The first game we were a little bit lucky but today we really deserved to win so yes over both games we deserved to win,” he added.
“This is important [beating Chelsea], I think Chelsea are one of the most important teams in the world and to beat them is a bit step. In Italy it is a big thing yes but we are still not in the final.”
Inter now join the likes of Manchester United, Lyon, Bayern Munich, Arsenal and CSKA Moscow in the quarter-finals and Sneijder insisted the Italians had a chance of glory, adding: “We can do it, when we play like today, of course we can do it.”
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