AVB focused on crunch clash
December 06, 2011 08:32:16 UK
Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has set his focus solely on the crunch Champions League showdown with Valencia, rather than the future impact of the result.
The Blues need either a win or a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge to secure a place in the knockout stages, with Chelsea 1.70 to win the game and 13.00 to gain the 0-0 draw which would just be enough - while the Blues are 5/1 to progress and face either Real Madrid or Barcelona in the last 16.
We just have to focus on the game. I have not thought about it and what it would mean to the club.
Andre Villas-Boas
The under-pressure Portuguese said: "We know that Valencia want to get something, because a goal for them makes the game even more difficult for us.
"We face Valencia in one of their most important moments of the season. We cannot speak about going out.
"We just have to focus on the game. I have not thought about it and what it would mean to the club. Our focus is on the game."
Meanwhile, Valencia head coach Unai Emery is expecting a titanic tussle, with a place in the last 16 on the line.
"There's a final - Chelsea v Valencia and one of the two will have to go out," Emery added.
"We respect Chelsea for their greatness, their history, their top-level players and manager and we can't count on recent form, but this is an opportunity."
Los Che are 7.00 to earn a 1-1 draw which would see them through to the knockout stages, with Roberto Soldado 6.50 to score the opening goal in the game.
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