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Chelsea's quality showing at Schalke delights Mourinho

Jose Mourinho was over the moon after his Chelsea side hammered Schalke 5-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday night to qualify for the Round of 16.

The Blues dismantled Germany's seventh-placed side at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen to secure their spot at the top of Group G in a performance which was warmly-received by a proud Mourinho.

"At the moment this team is very mature and very confident," he told Sky Sports.

"To win 5-0 away in the Champions League is not normal. In Germany, it is even less normal but the performance was very important.

"Every individual was complete. We are defending well because we are defending with 11 players. We are attacking well because we are very confident with ourselves and we also put lots of players in the attacking progress. We are a good team."

John Terry and Willian netted in the first half for the Premier League leaders while Didier Drogba and Ramires added goals in the second after Jan Kirchhoff's own-goal just before the break to help guide 2012 champions Chelsea to their third win from five Champions League fixtures so far this season.

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