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Rakitic: Sevilla must learn from Chelsea thrashing

Sevilla ace Ivan Rakitic says they must learn from their Champions League defeat to Chelsea.

Sevilla were thumped 4-0 at home in midweek.

He told Marca: "Obviously we didn't want to lose. We were good at stages of the game, but Olivier Giroud made the difference. Little details punish you in the Champions League. We saw the quality that Chelsea and Giroud have. Perhaps we were punished a little too much, but all we can do is learn from that and not let it get to us. What we're doing is good. It's just something to learn from and to get better from.

"Not just Sevilla, it's the same for all teams. You can't make the slightest mistake in the Champions League. When that happens, you need to learn quickly. If there's a moment to learn, I prefer that it's this match. We can't let it stick with us. You need to learn quickly in the Champions League. If we needed to have a moment like this, at least it was when we were already qualified."

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