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He said: 'As far as my management career goes, that was the most heartbreaking night.

'To lose a Champions League semi-final on penalties is hard to take.

'I do not think we were bothered by the atmosphere, it was a great atmosphere with their fans supporting their team.

'It did not affect us, we were the team in blue always trying to win. They had a short period in the first half in control, but after that I felt it was always Chelsea in control and trying to win the game.

'For 90 minutes, extra-time, we always tried to win. Free-kicks, we had every strong player into the box we showed we wanted to win the game so we had no problems with the atmosphere.

'I felt Chelsea could always win. Penalties, penalties, some people say they are luck, some that their 'keeper has an appetite for them or that some players do not take them well.

'They scored four, us one. That was the story of the game and they were stronger in that part of the game and are in the final.'

He added: 'We will keep going. There is always a next chance, next season is another season. I feel we deserve to be in a final, three times now in four seasons we get this close, we deserve a final.

'But in five, 10, 20 years, nobody will remember that Chelsea were the better team in the first-leg of the semi-final and I feel deserved to win the second.

'Nobody will remember that Chelsea were the best team in extra-time. That is the history of football.'