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Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Luiz: Mou key to semi-final

Jose Mourinho's tactical acumen will be the
difference between Chelsea and Atletico
Madrid, according to David Luiz.
Former Real Madrid boss Mourinho returns
to the Spanish capital tonight for the first
leg of Chelsea's Champions League semi-
final against Atletico.
Mourinho gave a guarded press conference
on the eve of his record eighth semi-final
as a manager, hinting at a strategy to deal
with La Liga leaders who are on course to
break a nine-year Barcelona-Real
stranglehold on the Spanish title.
And Luiz is confident Mourinho's secret
masterplan will lead 2012 winners Chelsea
to a third successive European final.
He said: "It will be a great match. What's
the key? We have a plan but my boss
didn't speak about it so neither will I.
"Jose Mourinho knows the team he has
and he knows what he has to do to win.
"Our idea is to win every match, we've had
a great season and now we are reaching
the time when crucial details make a
difference.
"It's a dream to play in a semi-final. I was
lucky enough to play (in the final) two
years ago and I'm still thirsty for it.
Everybody has a dream.
"I think we have a great team, we've
managed to reach the semi-final, we all
want to win and let's hope we can get to
the final."
Asked how he planned to deal with an
Atletico side led by prolific striker Diego
Costa, Mourinho said: "It's with my players
that I have to share my opinions about
Atletico.
"I have watched them play lots of times.
When we got them in the draw, from that
moment I watched them play with better
eyes.
"I study a lot, I try to be ready to make my
players understand what Atletico is, but I
have no interests in sharing with you (the
media) my vision."

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