Jose Mourinho has said that he is taking nothing for granted when his Chelsea side play Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie.

The Blues travel to Vicente Calderon on Tuesday, and the Portuguese coach has admitted that his side will be respecting the La Liga leaders.

He told reporters: "I am not here to talk to you about Atletico's qualities; I did that with my players already.

"No team arrives in a Champions League semi-final without being a very good team and there are no exceptions. To be here they have to be a very good team.

"We respect them, have studied and analysed them. I am not going to talk to you about what my vision of Atletico as a team is."

Chelsea beat Paris Saint-Germain in the previous round, while Diego Simeone's team edged out Barcelona.

Written by
Paul Gorst