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Mourinho says Premier League rivals can advance in Europe.

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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has stated that he feels Chelse’s domestic rivals are still able to advance to the next stage of the Champions League. 

Manchester City, United and Arsenal all face uphill tasks to qualify for the next stage. 

In fact, all three sides lost by the same 2-0 score-line, with City losing to Barcelona, United to Olympiakos, and Arsenal to Bayern Munich. 

However, when quizzed, Mourinho stated that he believes that all three sides stand a chance. 

He said: “Can’t City win in Barcelona? Barcelona lost against Valladolid. And lost at home against Valencia. So, why can’t they win?

“Arsenal, at Bayern, can they win 2-0 and go to extra-time? Difficult. Probably the most difficult, but they can.” 

Mourinho was also un-sure about how long Fernando Torres will be out for. 

The Spanish striker was injured in the warm up before the win against Tottenham. 

“It’s a muscular problem and muscular problems, even when they are small, are always a couple of weeks,” he said.

“I don’t know if it’s small or big. He has to go for scans, but for sure he’s out.

“It’s one of the best decisions we made, to keep three strikers. When one is injured you need the other two.” 

Mourinho also believes that Torres’ former club Liverpool are still firmly in the mix for a first title for 24 years. 

“When we speak about Champions League and the title race we have to speak about Liverpool,” Mourinho said.

“Since the beginning of the season they have one match every week. They rest, they prepare, they recover, they prepare, they play, they have day off. This is a big, big, big advantage.” 

By Ben Reardon 

@BenReardon1

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