Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo insists their failure to qualify for the Champions League via the top four cannot be blamed on last night’s 4-1 defeat at Liverpool.
The Stamford Bridge side began the match with an outside chance of catching fourth-placed Tottenham, although they required two victories and other results to go their way.
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