“It's about dominating domestically this season with Europe being beyond them,” he said. “They weren't good enough to win the Champions League last year and I thought reaching the semi-final and knocking out Liverpool was a great achievement for that group.
It must have been a tough choice following a controversial ending to his dreams of a medal at the previous Games in Rio.
“We have a lot players who have been through some different games, issues, little injuries, so today we have to test everybody and see how we are to play tomorrow.”
On 53 minutes Gabriel Jesus finally broke the resistance. Chelsea couldn't manage a single shot on target.
Maguire, who has partnered Varane in the heart of defence this season, has been out injured since the home defeat to Aston Villa in the league when he was taken off just after the hour mark.
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He has shined in two wins over Bayern Munich, staring down some of the best wide players in the world without blinking.
He's doing a lot and he wants to achieve his dreams - he has big, big dreams. He has already spoken about how he wants to win the Champions League and the Ballon d'Or.
The Blues will be back in action on Wednesday when facing London rivals Tottenham in the second leg of a Carabao Cup semi-final tie that they currently lead 2-0 on aggregate.
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Eidevall landed a blow of his own recently when he suggested Chelsea had rearranged fixtures in January to avoid playing without star striker Sam Kerr while she was away at the Asian Cup.
Klopp wanted to try to be tight and compact, but he still tried to get plenty of men forward whenever Liverpool broke.
BBC Sport presenter and ex-England international Gary Lineker said he was shocked and appalled that West Ham played Zouma against Watford and called it a tone-deaf decision.
The latest players linked with an Arsenal exitEddie Nketiah is weighing up offers from Crystal Palace and Borussia Monchengladbach despite Arsenal having not given up hope of the striker signing a new deal (The Times, April 22).
Liverpool came closest to matching the Magpies with their £49m outlay splashed entirely on Colombia winger Diaz, while Aston Villa were the third-biggest spenders on £27m, followed by Tottenham (£20m), Everton (£16m), Manchester City (£14.2m), Brighton (14m) and Burnley (£12m).
I'm always in deep discussion with our U23s head coach about how our academy players are developing with regards to being ready to form part of the first team.
The Perth side responded well as Celtic continued to take chances at the back, but it was Postecoglou's side who came closest to adding to the scoring when Jota had a finish deflect just wide before Mikey Johnston was denied by Zander Clark.
With Spurs having spent much of the last 25 minutes pressing for a second goal, Longhurst stunned the hosts by meeting a cross into the box and sending a looping header over a defender and goalkeeper Becky Spencer in the 92nd minute to rescue an unlikely point.
Then came a shocking miss from Roofe, who smashed against the woodwork when he looked certain to score.
So too should the introduction of a new and comprehensive licensing system for the professional game, and driving progress towards diversity and inclusion for all who want to be involved.
However, given the frosty relations between Barcelona and PSG, with both Lionel Messi and Neymar choosing to join the Parisians as the biggest shells landing in a long-running war, a deal might take quite some work.
Meanwhile, the United's front three behind the main striker effectively form a front four with a higher number of passing combinations occurring down the left flank.
The rest is impossible to complain about; this club, the players, the physios, the sports science, everyone is there to help them, so they cannot complain.
Tuchel, speaking after his side's 6-1 friendly win over German side Dynamo Dresden on Tuesday evening, revealed he knew as early as last month of the player's wishes - even before he failed to report back for pre-season training.
I'm so happy that we can be here today to talk about that, what we're all doing, what we're all putting in there, how much effort the girls are putting in there to be the best at 3pm kick-off time.
In their last eight fixtures with teams in the top eight, seven of those matches have also fallen under the 2.5 goal line.
A return of 34 key passes ranks fifth in the division, while 18 accurate crosses, excluding corners, is fourth in League One, meaning opponents are, contrary to the Simpsons jig, actually likely to fear the 28-year-old when they do hear his name.
And the original managers Carlos Alberto Parreira and Arrigo Sacchi, were also in attendance. In 1994, Brazil won soccer's showpiece event following a dramatic penalty shootout.
The 29-year-old is prohibited from playing in Italy with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator due to local health regulations.
The quality of the coach was exceptional and you could tell they had the quality to fight high up the table.
The Belgian has scored seven goals in 18 club appearances since he re-joined Chelsea this summer. He has also been hampered by injury and illness and, at times, found himself left out of the starting line-up when fit.
Tom Ince hit back on 78 minutes against his former employers to level the game for the Michael O'Neill's side, but Colin Kazim-Richards was the match-winner for the second game in succession to earn Derby - who are now just 11 points from safety - a third straight win.
