Roberto Di Matteo has stated that his Chelsea side must play perfectly to beat Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals.
The Stamford Bridge club go into the European clash as underdogs against the Catalan giants, but the Italian manager believes in his team’s abilities.
“It’s fair to say we need two perfect games,” Di Matteo told reporters, published on Sky Sports.
“But I think, also, that the fact we’ve been performing very well in the last six weeks gives us the belief we can produce two perfect games in this match.
“It’s the biggest challenge for any manager to play against the best team in the world, but for every player as well, to be able to compare themselves against one of the top teams in the world.
“What happened in the past has gone.
“There’s a strong feeling in the team that they want to do well, that they’re highly motivated to produce a good performance against Barca.
“We respect each other, both, but we both know there’ll be two teams who will play against each other.
“We’ve shown on many occasions that we’re a team who can give them a lot of problems,” he concluded.
By Gareth McKnight
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