Encouragement for Champions League

"Considering the fact that one of us got sent off it's not too bad," Petr referred to Torres' second booking in the 81. minute. "But for the red card we probably would have won. We did keep the upper hand during the second half. It actually looked like it would ultimately be us who'd score the winner. A draw's fair enough, though, our rival's recent results notwithstanding," stated Petr. Quite surprisingly both Manchester clubs have lost recently; only Arsenal have started out according to plans. "I'm particularly glad that we performed well as a team. It's really uplifting and definitely a boost for our next Champions League game," he added.
The Blues will next face Steaua in Bucharest. "Due to our loss with Basel it is now our duty to recover those points. But I suppose we'll only need 11 points to secure advancement anyway, and since we've still got five games ahead of us it doesn't really matter in which order we acquire the points," stated Petr.
Chelsea's squad are to depart for Romania Monday morning. They encountered Steaua last season in Europa League semifinals. "Neither of the games was easy. We lost 0-1 in Romania. We were playing at the new stadium which was sold out, plus the atmosphere was terrific. I was just a bit disappointed by the quality of the pitch itself; it was really uneven and the ball would bounce off in the most random directions," explained Petr.