Jose Mourinho got the draw he wanted, but Chelsea player Jon Obi Mikel is warning his team about making too much of a big deal about the matchup with Galatasaray.
Prior to the draw, Chelsea coach Mourinho stated that he wanted Chelsea to draw against Turkish side Galatasaray to give star Didier Drogba the chance to return to Chelsea, the team where he made most of his glory and name.
Drogba was equally ecstatic about the draw and even published the following comment on his Instagram account: "What a draw... I'm the luckiest man in this competition, In both games I'll be playing home!!!!!See you in few months."
He got just that, but Mikel is being cautious about lavishing too much attention on the return of an old warrior.
"We shouldn't get carried away about him coming back," the midfielder said, according to the club's official website. "He is a player that was here for eight years, he won major trophies, he's a big player with a big personality.
"Obviously he had to move on but Chelsea continue -- we have to win games," Mikel added."He's coming here with his new club, Galatasaray, who we want to beat, so we shouldn't get carried away about him coming back. We want to win the game."
Galatasaray will host the first game of the match while Chelsea will get the second leg at Stamford Bridge in March. The Ivorian played 226 games for the Blues between 2004 and 2012 and scored 100 goals during his time in England. He scored the winning penalty in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
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