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My Players Gave Everything Against Dortmund Deserved To Go Through —Potter

Chelsea manager, Graham Potter, believes the Blues deserved to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals ahead of Borussia Dortmund over two legs.

Struggling Chelsea beat Dortmund 2-0 on Tuesday in the second-leg round of 16 clashes at Stamford Bridge to go through 2-1 on aggregate.

Goals from Raheem Sterling and a penalty from Kai Havertz, helped Chelsea overcome the first-leg deficit

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It was only Chelsea’s fourth win in 17 matches for under-fire manager Potter.

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“It was important we put pressure on them and get the crowd with us. It is not easy to do because they are a top team playing with confidence.

“Credit to the players they gave everything and over the two games I thought we deserved to go through.”

And ahead of this weekend’s league tie with Leicester Potter said: “We have to recover and prepare for Saturday when we play Leicester. It is great for the boys, two clean sheets after a tough period. You get that in life and it is about how you respond and the players have been fantastic.”

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