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Fernandinho: 'Shakhtar Donetsk will defeat Chelsea'

Fernandinho claims that he has to win the midfield battle against Ramires for Shakhtar Donetsk to defeat Chelsea at home on Tuesday.

Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fernandinho is confident that they can defeat Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The Ukrainian champions will host the defending European champions at the Donbass Arena in Group E.

"We will be playing the Champions League winners but we will do everything to beat them," the 27-year-old is quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.

"I'm particularly looking forward to playing against the great Ramires, who I have played alongside in the [Brazil] national team. If I succeed in that battle, then I believe Shakhtar will win.

"This season we are the strongest ever. I think we will beat Chelsea in both games.

Shakhtar and Chelsea both have picked up four points from their opening two group matches.

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Group A

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Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

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Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

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Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

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Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

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Q Belgium Belgium31114
Q Slovakia Slovakia31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

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