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Benfica coach says Chelsea FC have 'no chance' of beating FC Barcelona

Roberto Di Matteo (credit: GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)
Benfica coach Jorge Jesus believes Chelsea have "no chance" of beating Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Jesus' side lost 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night to crash out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage.

And speaking afterwards, the 57-year-old insisted Roberto Di Matteo's side would not be able to progress to next month's final when they come up against the reigning champions.

"We have defeated better sides than Chelsea in the Champions League," Jesus told Sport TV.  

"When you reach the quarter-finals, anything is possible, but Chelsea will have no chance against Barcelona.

"We are the ones who deserved to play against Barca."

The Portuguese coach also insisted his team played better than Roberto Di Matteo's side, adding: "We were better than Chelsea in Lisbon and here. We did not lose this game because Chelsea were better, because they were not.

"Even with 10 men, we were always the better team. We always believed we could turn the score around.

"We had little time to score the second goal, but we always believed we could do it. We were surprised in the last minutes because of the risks we needed to take."

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