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London's "Tottenham" club head coach Andre Villas-Boas stated that the other capital team "Chelsea" does not deserve to participate in the Europa League knockout stages.
On Thursday, the Portuguese-led club defeated the rivals from Greece, "Panathinaikos," with a score of 3 - 1, which allowed them to advance to the next stage of the Europa League.
The strategist, who managed the "Chelsea" team for eight months, is convinced that clubs finishing third in the UEFA Champions League group stage should withdraw from European tournaments.
"I think it's unfair. When a team doesn't make it to the Champions League quarterfinals, they get the opportunity to play immediately in the knockout stages of the Europa League, which is too good. I think clubs eliminated from the Champions League knockout stages should enter this tournament," explained the strategist.
"I didn't just come up with this today. I have said it in UEFA meetings before. The decision is up to them, but I believe this system is not good," Villas-Boas firmly stated.
London's "Chelsea" club crushed the Danish team "Nordsjaelland" 6 - 1 at home this week, but that wasn't enough, and the "blues" will join "Tottenham," "Newcastle," and "Liverpool" clubs in defending England's honor in the Europa League tournament.
