Listen - Champions League Quarter-Final 2nd Leg: Chelsea (3) 2-0 (2) Fenerbahce - Grant: "Result was more important"

Listen to Avram Grant's post-Fenerbahce press conference!

Two ties with different contrasts, not that Chelsea will be complaining on the whole though. The first leg of this encounter saw a majestic superiority in most parts by the Blues' in Istanbul, however the result still read as a Fenerbahce win. This match was a complete about turn from the Turkish capital, a poor, laboured performance by Chelsea in front of their own crowd, but the result was all that mattered as this time they ran out 2-0 winners despite numerous scares.

Avram Grant says as much in his post-match press conference as he described his relief of getting through after yet another goalkeeping injury. Following the news of Petr Cech's operation to have 50 stitches on his face thanks to a training ground injury with Tal Ben Haim, Carlo Cudicini was forced off after just 25 minutes, meaning 3rd choice Hilario stood between the posts for the remainder of the match - and performed admirably with a few saves to keep the attacking Turks' at bay.

But overall Grant was pleased his side came up with the goods and set up their third Champions League Semi-Final against Liverpool in 4 years.

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