Inter Milan v Chelsea: we can turn Champions League defeat around, says Carlo Ancelotti

By Giles Mole Published: 8:26AM GMT twenty-five February 2010

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Chelsea grabbed a critical afar idea as former physical education instructor Jose Mourinho and his Inter side came out on top, 2-1, in a pulsating first-leg at the San Siro.

Chelsea, whose improved was compounded by the loss of goalkeeper Petr Cech with a calf damage in the second half, were a idea down inside 3 mins when striker Diego Milito put Mourinho"s side ahead.

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Salomon Kalou equalised in the 51st notation but Inter easy their value 4 mins after when Esteban Cambiasso drilled in the winner.

Kalou"s idea might nonetheless infer to be the main impulse of the tie when the dual teams encounter again in the lapse leg subsequent month.

"I think that what we saw tonight, we have the possibility to spin it around," pronounced Ancelotti.

"I think we played well. We leave but a certain result, but it"s not an nauseous one either.

"We will fool around to conflict and win the second leg in the same approach we did in this game.

"We attempted to conflict and measure from the primary to the last minute."

Meanwhile, Cech will bear serve comment on his damage currently after withdrawal the margin on a stretcher.

The Czech Republic general picked up a cross, rolled the round out and afterwards rught afar signalled to the dais that he could not continue.

But primary fears that he had shop-worn knee ligaments were quashed by Ancelotti after the game.

"We have to wait for and carry out his condition over the subsequent couple of days," pronounced Ancelotti.

"He has an damage on his calf. We cannot contend right afar when he will lapse to the squad."

Chelsea felt they should have had a chastisement in first-half blocking time when Kalou was brought down by Walter Saumel, but arbitrate Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez waved appeals away.

However, Ancelotti refused to pin the censure on the ref. He said: "I know Mejuto Gonzalez is a really great arbitrate with a lot of experience and I don"t wish to contend anything else.

"We can contend that we were detrimental this dusk and we goal that will be improved in the future.

"I think there was a chastisement in the primary half, but a chastisement is usually when the arbitrate whistles."