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Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva has accused Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho
of not showing "enough respect" to the French club after they knocked the
Premier League leaders out of the Champions League on Wednesday night.
After the first leg was drawn 1-1 at Parc des Princes three weeks ago, the
score was level again at Stamford Bridge after an extra-time 2-2 (3-3 on
aggregate) result handed 10-man PSG the advantage and sent them through to
the quarter-finals.
Silva told French TV channel Canal Plus: "I think Mourinho did not have
enough respect for us.
"This goal is not personal revenge even if there are people [who] have
talked a lot, saying they were happy to face Paris."
Chelsea's advantage grew when Zlatan Ibrahimovic was controversially sent
off after 31 minutes.
Gary Cahill's strike nine minutes from the end of normal time was cancelled
out by former Blues defender David Luiz, but the hosts went ahead for a
second time through an Eden Hazard penalty early in extra-time.
PSG captain Silva, who conceded the spot-kick for handball, was denied from
a corner by Thibaut Courtois but then netted with a header moments later to
make it 2-2 on the night and send the visitors through.
The 30-year-old Brazil international was delighted with the triumph and
believes PSG can go all the way in the competition, adding: "It was
incredible. I am very happy with my team. The Champions League is our goal.
"When we play like that, anything is possible, we can go very far.
"We have many quality players, very intelligent. They showed it when we
played with one fewer. The quality of the team was there."
And he was especially pleased with his 114th-minute effort and praised his
side's effort and determination after losing Ibrahimovic before the break.
He said: "This goal is pretty amazing because just before scoring the
header, Courtois made a great save from a corner.
"I was very happy about the goal, but especially for the team because it
rewards this great result which we managed with 10 against 11.
"Laurent Blanc has talked a lot about the game in recent days, including
motivation.
"On Wednesday morning he showed us a video of Chelsea; what they were doing
well and less well. It has served us well."
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