Jose Mourinho full of praise for Atletico Madrid

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was magnanimous in defeat after his side lost their Champions League semifinal following a 3-1 defeat against Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge.

Mourinho is rarely complimentary of his opponents after a defeat of this magnitude, but the Portuguese showed real humility as he offered warm compliments to Diego Simeone and his Atletico team as they sealed a meeting with local rivals Real Madrid in next month’s Lisbon final.

“Congratulations to them,” declared Mourinho, in an interview with Sky Sports. “They are a very good side and what they are doing also in the Spanish league is fantastic. I hope it’s a good final.

"If both teams are there it is because they deserve to be there. Sometimes in the Champions League we see things that happen and you ask why, but it looks for me that this season it is normal. Real beat Bayern deservedly, Atletico deserve to win here too. I hope they enjoy it and I hope it’s a good game.”

Mourinho’s honest assessment of a semifinal that went away from his side following a second half penalty

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Jose Mourinho says John Terry and Eden Hazard are fit to play for Chelsea against Atletico Madrid in Wednesday's Champions League semifinal second leg, and that the competition "owes" his captain.

The Portuguese also said Petr Cech will not play, despite being filmed training at Cobham on Tuesday.

Hazard picked up a hamstring injury in the quarterfinal second leg against Paris Saint-Germain and has not played since, but Mourinho said he is "ready" to start against Atletico.

"He is ready. It's my option to start or not, but he's ready."

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