Soccer-Mourinho can't wait to get claws into Christmas

(Adds last four paras) By Brian Homewood BASEL, Switzerland, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is relishing the prospect of a Premier League Christmas, a period he said on Monday that only the brave could survive. Mourinho, speaking ahead of Tuesday's Champions League tie at Basel, also made light of Tottenham Hotspur's 6-0 rout by Manchester City on Sunday. The Portuguese said it was better than losing six games by a single goal and showed why the Premier League was the envy of La Liga and the Bundesliga. Chelsea face nine matches in December and Mourinho is hoping the Group E leaders can ease the pressure by wrapping up qualification for the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday.



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