Solbakken: Copenhagen Need A Miracle Or Two Against Chelsea

Copenhagen coach Stale Solbakken has admitted that his side need a miracle if they are to eliminate Chelsea from the Champions League after losing the first leg 2-0 in Denmark.

“We need a miracle or two. Obviously we are in a very, very difficult situation. We have not been at our best since the winter break and haven’t managed to reach the level we had before Christmas. It’s a little bit down to injuries, and a little bit down to some other things; most of all I think the first goal by Nicolas Anelka at Parken, because that knocked us back a bit mentally,” said Solbakken to uefa.com.

The Copenhagen coach hasn’t give up all hope yet though as he pointed out that FCK have been in this situation before.

“We didn’t manage to break Chelsea down at all in the first game and now I think it’s down to who scores the first goal. If we score it, it will change the psychology of the game. We have been in this situation once before, we beat Ajax 2-0 in Amsterdam so we are going for it.”

Solbakken made it clear that Copenhagen will go out and play their own game in London.

“We will play our normal game. For us it’s the same if the goal comes when there’s 10 minutes left and we have 10 minutes to score the second. We will try to be as compact and solid defensively as possible, but also be much better in some areas of the game. I want us to fight to the end, and if we go out of the tournament then we want to go out fighting.”