José Mourinho: two ties against Maribor key to Chelseas progress

Victory over Sporting puts us in control of our own destiny

Because of Schalke draw we are not in comfortable position

Sporting Lisbon 0-1 Chelsea

José Mourinho believes victories over Maribor in Chelseas next two Champions League games will prove sufficient to secure his teams passage into the knockout phase after the London club deflated Sportings ambitions by securing victory in Lisbon.

The visitors dominated against opponents playing their first home game in this competition proper for five years, missing too many chances for comfort but securing the success courtesy of Nemanja Matics first-half header. That was enough to achieve the first positive result in Group G, with Schalke held at home by the Slovenians, and ensured Chelsea have now established themselves at the top of the section.

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