Jose Mourinho felt Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Tuesday night was a fair result.
The Blues struck early in the Capital One Cup semi-final first leg when Eden Hazard converted from the penalty spot in the 18th minute but Raheem Sterling produced a stunning solo goal on 59 minutes to force a draw.
Chelsea will now take a slight advantage into the return bout at Stamford Bridge next week but Mourinho felt it was a just result in the initial contest and is not over-confident after the Reds performed to a high level.
"I think it was a really big game, we played to the top of our potential and Liverpool the same," he told Sky Sports 1.
"A proper semi-final and a fair result. Liverpool did not deserve to lose, they performed really well. We were in control but with more quality in our passing we could find space and score more goals."
Mourinho added: "I am not saying we are the favourites. The semi-final is now one leg."
