Fatigue Cause Chelsea Defeat

Mourinho blames fatigue as Chelsea make knockout stages despite defeat Manager Jose Mourinho refused to blame his players for a "bad performance" as a 1-0 defeat at Basle still proved enough to send Chelsea into the Champions League knockout stages.
Mourinho blamed tiredness amongst his players for the defeat and admitted he should have made more than the one change he opted for from the side that won 3-0 at West Ham on Saturday.
Willian was the only player to come into the starting XI, at the expense of Eden Hazard, as Mohamed Salah's 87th-minute strike was the difference.
I felt they were tired," Mourinho told Sky Sports 2.
"I think after West Ham maybe they paid the price.
"The players were tired. I'm not so sad with them. I understand.
"Maybe I should make more changes with my team. When you have that performance against West Ham you have the temptation to play the same team.
"I made one change with Eden because I felt he could come on and change the game. Maybe I should change other players."
A goalless draw between Steaua Bucharest and Schalke meant the Blues still went through, which Mourinho conceded was the only positive from the night.
"It was a bad performance," he said.
"The only positive we have is that we qualified from the group.
"Sometimes 10 points isn't enough to go through. (On this occasion) we have gone through but it is the only positive because we did not play well.
"We need to be better."