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Porto coach Conceicao: Grujic deserved Chelsea chance

Porto coach Sergio Conceicao was pleased with Marko Grujic's performance for defeat to Chelsea.

The on-loan Liverpool midfielder featured for Porto in last night's 2-0 loss in the first-leg of their Champions League quarterfinal.

Conceicao went with Grujic over Sergio Oliveira and later said: "They are different players. [Grujic] He had a good performance, as well as the whole team, which left me satisfied. I was happy.

"Sérgio [Oliveira] was not here and it is not worth being with a what if. The 'ifs' now count for nothing. We are losing 2-0, we have to go looking for the win, we have to continue with this defensive solidity."

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