Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho suggested his team were jaded in their Champions League defeat against Basel.
Schalke’s draw with Steaua Bucharest meant Mourinho’s men reached the knockput stage with a game to spare despite losing 1-0 in Switzerland.
Mourinho said: “It was a bad performance, a deserved defeat. But because of other results, we qualify. That is the only positive thing from this night.
“I did not like anything from the first minute. We started with a defensive mistake.
“The team only had a bit of stability and control in the second half. I felt the team was tired, they paid the price of the international break and a crucial match against West Ham.
“There was no reaction from the players, and wrong decisions. I am not sad with them, as I understand they were not fresh.”
More reaction to follow later.
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Moronho!!!!!
Where to start!!!! Not playing Mata when Lamps looked like a ton of shit..... Continuously selecting Ivan over Azpi.... Starting with Etoo over Torres
Cech was the only saving grace. Ramires and Mikel had shockers!!
Should have lost by 2 goals or more.... absolutely shambolic!!
By far the poorest performance I have seen in a while. We will not progress beyond the round of 16 based on this performance.