Drogba CHELSEA striker Didier Drogba has insisted his side has the confidence to overturn any deficit at Stamford Bridge ahead of the first leg of its Champions League quarterfinal against Benfica.
The Blues travel to Lisbon tonight having not won away from home in European competition for 13 months. The team lost 3-1 at Napoli in the last 16 but went through after a 4-1 home victory after extra time, and Drogba believes it is capable of progressing to the semifinals even if it was to suffer another defeat on its travels.
“There are teams who you know can do it whatever the challenge — even if they lost by five or six away,” the 34-year-old told The Times. “There are a few teams that you know can do it in those situations and Chelsea is one of them. With the players we have and the mentality we have here to fight and fight until the last minute, we can do anything.
"I believe that’s why we’ve had these moments in so many seasons, because we all believe we can do it and when we do something, we do it as a team, as a group.”
Chelsea's victory over Napoli made it only the fourth club in Champions League history to overturn a deficit of two goals or more in the second leg. And after the team's revival under caretaker boss Roberto di Matteo, Drogba admitted Chelsea is now brimming with confidence.
“We have started to believe a little bit more in ourselves and there is a little bit more confidence now,” he said. “The only thing that can change a dressing room is winning games and going on a good run of results.
“Even if you have the best atmosphere in the dressing room to begin with, when you lose games everyone will be down. That’s just human. However, when you win games everything is better. Now we want to win again and give ourselves confidence for the coming weeks.”
The Blues striker insists his side has recovered its confidence ahead of the Champions League quarterfinal with Benfica and will fight 'until the last minute' this season.
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