No Chelsea regrets for Alves

• omgukilledkenny

  18 Apr 09, 01:14

  

  Brazilian right-back Daniel Alves has voiced his relief at joining Barcelona rather than Chelsea.

  The Blues almost signed Alves from Sevilla in 2007 but a move failed to materialise and he stayed at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan for a further season.

  Barcelona then snapped up the 25-year-old last summer and he has played a key part in their excellent campaign to date.

  Alves is now looking forward to Barca's UEFA Champions League semi-final against Chelsea, with the first leg set to be held at Camp Nou on 28th April.

  He has no regrets about not moving to Chelsea and now hopes his current side can knock them out of Europe.

  "I was close to signing with Chelsea but luckily it did not happen and I moved to a team that suits me perfectly," Alves told Marca.

  "I am convinced that we are going to give people something to speak about, in the Champions League. Barca are always amongst the favourites thanks to their football and their greatness.

  "We are a step closer from our target, which is to make the final in Rome. What we must do is achieve a great work at home and then qualify up there.

  "Barcelona are going to be a very tough adversary for Chelsea."

• Y_Shun

  18 Apr 09, 10:35

  Chelsea also no regret leh.... 

• omgukilledkenny

  18 Apr 09, 10:37

  Normally the person who say never regret this or that, will lose to the opponent.

• SomebodyInSG

  19 Apr 09, 04:40

  Chelsea got Boswinga this season, not really a loss for them either overall. But right back was Chelsea's weak area for a while.

• youyayu

  19 Apr 09, 04:47

  Originally posted by SomebodyInSG:

  Chelsea got Boswinga this season, not really a loss for them either overall. But right back was Chelsea's weak area for a while.

  true.. now is left.. lmao no body! cole injured bridge gone

• SomebodyInSG

  19 Apr 09, 05:06

  Originally posted by youyayu:

  true.. now is left.. lmao no body! cole injured bridge gone

  Right back got Bowswinga, Ivanovic and even Essien can fill in at RB.

• HiAy3Captain

  19 Apr 09, 11:11

  ya essien is so zai.

• Cristiano@Red_Devils.com

  19 Apr 09, 12:15

  Originally posted by youyayu:

  true.. now is left.. lmao no body! cole injured bridge gone

  Cole is back already (featured in the FA cup semi-final last night), but u're right there's no decent cover for that position.

• HiAy3Captain

  19 Apr 09, 21:50