Chelsea defender Ricardo Carvalho
returns to Porto next week hoping to move a step closer to winning
the UEFA Champions League.
Carvalho spent six years at Porto before making the move to Chelsea
in the summer of 2004.
The Portuguese international won the Champions League with Porto in
his final season at the club and he would love to repeat the trick
with Chelsea.
Speaking exclusively in this week's Sport magazine, Carvalho says:
"When I won the Champions league with Porto I was only 24, so of
course I want to win it again with Chelsea.
"Some players will play nine or 10 years at the top level and never
win the Champions League.
"If I can win it for a second time, it will be fantastic."
Carvalho is wary of facing his former club over two legs and he
knows Chelsea will need to be at their best if they want to go all
the way to the final in Athens.
"We've done well so far, but we are now through to the knock-out
stage, where it is much easier to be eliminated," added
Carvalho.
"You still play each team twice, as you do in the group stage, but
now you have to be on top of your game over both legs.
"It's no good playing one good game and one not so good, like you
can probably afford to do in the group stage. If that happens now,
we'll go out.
"To win the Champions League, we will need to be at our absolute
best from now on - and we will need a bit of luck on our side as
well."
You can catch the full interview with Carvalho in this week's
Sport.
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