At his pre-match press conference a day ahead of his side's second leg of the quarter-final against the Premier League champions, Ferguson was asked about whether Chelsea had too much of an obsession with winning the European competion.
He told reporters: "I can agree that it tends to be an obsession for them and that’s certainly why they signed Fernando Torres. That’s obvious in my mind that was reason they signed him.
"The owner [Abramovich] has very much nailed his colours to mast in that respect, I’ve thought for quite a while with him.
"It’s a very difficult competition to win, the very best teams are there.
"But it is a fantastic competition and having an obsession with the European cup and stressing yourself a bit [is understandable]. I had that obsession myself for a little while but when we won in Barcelona it was the greatest feeling in the world and took the monkey off my back so it’s understandable that they [Chelsea] feel that way."
Ferguson may not have an obsession with winning the Champions League but he, understandably so, is looking forward to a mouth-watering potential semi-final between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
He added: “The form of Barcelona at the moment is fantastic. It looks as if it’s Real Madrid and Barcelona in the semi-final, can you imagine what that’s going to be like?
"That’s going to be unbelievable. I just hope we're not playing on the same day, if we are playing on different days then I’ll be going to that. I hope we’re on different days let’s put it that way."
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