Chelsea 'not good enough' says mourinho

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The Ligue 1 powerhouse won the tie on away goals after the two legs plus extra-time finished 3-3 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, despite playing almost 90 minutes with one less player. The


Portuguese tactician, who saw his side twice lead on the night, said Laurent Blanc's men deserved to progress to the quarter-finals. "Clearly [PSG were worthy]. Opponent was


stronger than us, coped better. Our performance was not good enough," Mourinho said. You may like Chelsea played against 10 men for the best part of an hour in normal time, and the


entirety of the additional 30 minutes, after PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was sent off just after the half-hour mark. Mourinho said his players' mental strength was lacking to put the


undermanned visitors to the sword. "That's my feeling [Chelsea players not mentally strong enough]. Collectively they were better than us and I don't have much to say,"


he said. Not wanting to lament further on his side's lost chance to win a trophy treble, Mourinho said they must refocus on the Premier League - the only title Chelsea can win for the


remainder of the season, having already secured the League Cup title. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. "We need to react. We have the


Premier League to win. That's what I've told the players. It's not a time to cry," he said.