Soccer Football - Champions League - FC Barcelona Press Conference - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - February 19, 2018 Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs
LONDON (Reuters) - Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has said he wanted to avoid meeting Chelsea in the first knockout stage of this season's Champions League and wished the London side had won their group.
"The Premier League teams are having a great Champions League and we can't forget we are playing against the current English league champions," Valverde told a news conference.
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