Mourinho aiming to knock Atletico off their 'cloud'


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho walks on the pitch before their English Premier League soccer match against Liverpool at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England April 27, 2014. REUTERS/Darren Staples

LONDON (Reuters) - The tepid 0-0 draw in the Vicente Calderon resembled a phoney war but Chelsea and Atletico Madrid will surely up the ante at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday when a place in the Champions League final is on the line.

That semi-final first leg stalemate left Chelsea marginal favourites to progress although with no away goal in their pocket, Jose Mourinho's side will be vulnerable against an Atletico side capable of much more than they produced at home.

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