UCL finals: Zidane's Press Conference - Nobody can take away what we've achieved so far

“Nobody can take away what we've achieved so far. Failure can only be in our attitude. You never know what's going to happen but we're very well prepared to play this final. we'll have to run, run and run. We know what it is to suffer and tomorrow I'm sure we'll have to show that, but in a final it's normal to have difficult moments during the match, and if you want to win you've got to go through that suffering”.

On Atletico: “They're a team. I can't pick out one particular player. They work as a team. I wouldn't take anyone out of the Atlético side. We know how they work. They're in the final for a reason: the good work they've all put in. They'll make it a complicated game, we know that and we're prepared for it”.

On wheter the match will be hard: “Not hard. Hard implies something ugly and it's not like that. It'll be difficult but we're ready and the players just want the match to start after 15 days of preparation. First off we'll have to defend well without the ball and then we've got our attacking weapons to do good things going forward”.
“It's been three months since the last derby and we're better in every sense, but that means nothing. I'm pleased because the work has been tremendous. Now it's time for this game and we'll give our all. We'll see what happens, but we're ready to play. It's 50-50. There are no favourites”.

On Cristiano: “He had some discomfort in Manchester but he's back at 100% and we're playing a final. He's fine. He's not got the same problems as in Manchester, it's different”.

Champions League: Chelsea 1- 3 Atletico Madrid (LIVE)

GOAL! Diego Costa keeps his cool from the spot. @chelseafc 1-2 @Atleti (agg: 1-2) #UCL
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 30, 2014

GOAL: Chelsea 1 Atletico 1. #CFCLive
— Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) April 30, 2014

Chelsea 1 Atletico 0 on 35 mins. Great work by Ivanovic, Willian and Azpilicueta and a crisp, low first-time finish from Fernando! #CFCLive
— Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) April 30, 2014

Champions League draw what the stats say: Real, Chelsea, Atletico and Bayern discover their semifinal opponents on Friday. Draw (10:45 BST)

Real, Chelsea, Atletico and Bayern discover their semifinal opponents on Friday. Draw (10:45 BST)

                                 Stats

         Atlético Madrid (ESP)

European Cup semifinal record: W1 L2
Last semifinal appearance: 1973/74 (2-0 on aggregate v Celtic FC) 
This season: W8 D2 L0 F22 A5
Top scorer: Diego Costa 7
European head-to-heads
v Real Madrid W1 D0 L2 F3 A4
v Chelsea W1 D1 L1 F6 A7
v Bayern W0 D1 L1 F1 A5

Jose Mourinho turns on cameraman who circled Torres before Stoke clash

Chelsea Boss, Jose Mourinho has openly admitted that  he was unhappy with a Sky Sports cameraman when he circled Fernando Torres before kick-off ahead of Chelsea's 3-0 victory over Stoke City.

While waiting on the pitch for the two captains to complete the pre-match coin toss, the cameraman moved in on Torres and concentrated his lens on the Spaniard's face until the signal came to leave the pitch.


Furious Mourinho was waiting for him on the touchline and made his feelings known. Afterwards, the Chelsea boss said: 'I think the cameraman can do good, professional work without (doing that), I cannot say the word (for what I think of it).

'I think it was unnecessary.'


Mourinho had insisted on Friday that Torres had a future at Stamford Bridge, despite having criticised the performance of his strikers in the wake of their 3-1 defeat at PSG on Wednesday.