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Malouda backing Chelsea pal Drogba over Barcelona blow-up

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 09:41

Florent Malouda says Chelsea's players are on a mission this season to win trophies.

The France winger admits they're still smarting over the way they were dumped out of last season's Champions League.

Malouda understood Didier Drogba’s reaction after their semifinal defeat by Barcelona.

He told the Telegraph: “A lot of people are watching on TV and they will say it’s not a good example for kids but he’s a human being. He had all this adrenalin because we’ve been training from the beginning of the season to win this trophy.

"The main thing is that he apologised. But I understand him. It’s really difficult to accept. But the reaction was good. We have leaders and that’s the difference when you come to moments of high pressure.’’

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