José Mourinho did not deny that he was entering his first UEFA Champions League campaign since his return to Chelsea with the aim to win the competition, but he had a healthy fear of FC Basel,whose coach Murat Yakin is hoping for an improvement on last season's UEFA Europa League semi-final defeat by the London club.
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'Last season Chelsea went outside its natural habitat, which is the Champions League, and we don't want to do that again. From my experience when you start with a victory from the group stage, normally it's a good step in the direction of qualifying,'' Mourinho said,adding that his side will not see the visitors to Stamford Bridge as underdogs.
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'With Basel, at the first look people think 'Not so difficult'. I just remember two years ago: Manchester United out, and Basel through. Last year: Tottenham out, and Basel through. So they're a difficult team.''
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''If you win [the UEFA Champions League] once you dream to win it twice. It's the same with me.
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"I won it twice – I dream to win it for a third time. But I have to focus not in the past but in the future. I want to win for the third time – I want Chelsea to win for the second time."