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Roberto Di Matteo: 'We deserved win'

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Roberto Di Matteo says that his side deserve their place in the Champions League semi-finals.

Chelsea interim manager Roberto Di Matteo has insisted that his side deserved to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League following their 3-1 aggregate win over Benfica.

The Blues survived a late scare when Raul Meireles struck a late third goal of the night for Chelsea after Javi Garcia's header had given the Portuguese outfit hope.

Frank Lampard scored a first-half penalty to add to Saloman Kalou's first-leg away goal as the Londoners set up a last-four fixture with Barcelona.

Di Matteo said: "We probably made it a little bit more difficult for ourselves by not scoring a second goal, especially in that second half with all those chances.

"That kept them alive and [gave them] hope that they would score a goal and still be in it. They moved the ball around very nicely. We didn't quite keep possession enough as we'd have liked to with the extra man.

"But we're pleased to have won the game and gone through. We deserved it over the two legs."

Chelsea next face Wigan Athletic on Saturday in the Premier League.

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