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'I'm not going to repeat' what I said to Rui Patricio - Chelsea's Mourinho

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho insists he will not repeat what he said to Sporting Lisbon goalkeeper Rui Patricio at the completion of Tuesday night's Champions League clash.

The Blues manager greeted the Portugal international after his side edged Sporting 1-0 at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Group G of the Champions League after the home gloveman made a string of saves to deny the visitors.

Mourinho felt it could have been a much more comfortable victory for his side so opted to congratulate Patricio in a roundabout way after the final whistle.

"I'm not going to repeat the words, because they would be censored," said Mourinho who saw ex-Benfica man Nemanja Matic score the only goal of the contest with a first-half header.

"It had to do with something with spoiling the evening, spoiling the night.

"Games like this can end up 4-0 or 5-0, but it ended up 1-0 and a well-managed goal.

"We had to make sure we closed all avenues for them to come back into the game and claim a draw, and that's what we did."

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