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Mourinho would 'love' Chelsea clash

ESPNsoccernet staff
March 15, 2012
Real Madrid thumped CSKA Moscow to reach the Champions League quarter-finals © PA Photos
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Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho would relish a Champions League final meeting with his former club Chelsea.

Real and Chelsea secured their places in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday night, with the former cruising to a 5-2 aggregate win over CSKA Moscow.

Chelsea, meanwhile, played out a thrilling encounter with Serie A side Napoli, as their second leg went to extra-time before Branislav Ivanovic netted a winner to seal a 5-4 aggregate triumph.

Mourinho, who has been linked with a return to Stamford Bridge in the summer following the sacking of Andre Villas-Boas, has admitted he would "love" to take on the Blues at the Allianz Arena in May.

He told Sky Sports: "People can't understand how much I love Inter and Chelsea and how much I love the boys and how much I wish them well. I know, if I get them in the quarters, or semis, or final, they will be a great opponent. I am so happy for the boys [Chelsea players], because they have incredible character. They have had a hard time, but now happiness is coming."

Asked if he wanted to face Chelsea in the final, he said: "I would love [it]."

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