"I think they can win tomorrow, of course they can, and they can also win in Dortmund, why not, but eight points is not enough.
"I think they are out for a second time and that must be difficult for them."...
"I don't think it is normal when you are out of the competition at the very early stage.
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Chelsea sack Roberto Di Matteo after Champions League defeat
Manager Roberto Di Matteo has parted company with Chelsea, the club has announced.
Di Matteo won the Champions League and FA Cup as caretaker manager last season and was given a two-year deal in June.
But in the wake of the 3-0 defeat to Juventus, which has left the Blues on the brink of a Champions League exit, he has left Stamford Bridge.
"The club will be making an announcement shortly regarding a new first-team manager," a statement said.
Owner Roman Abramovich has made contact with former Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez to gauge his interest in taking charge at Chelsea on a short-term basis.
I'd love to see managers brush aside the money and unite against owners like RA. He is the definition of a spoilt rich brat who places high demands with unreasonably short deadlines.
If he wants to play pretty football, maybe he shouldn't fire the manager who was trying to change the entire club's ethos rather than siding with the older players who saw the writing on the wall.
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Roberto Di Matteo 262 days. Andre Villas-Boas 256 days. Luiz Philippe Scolari 223 days. Sir Alex Ferguson 9,256 days and counting.
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