Atletico Madrid defender Miranda has said that the side do not fear Chelsea ahead of their Champions League semi-final first leg.

Los Rojiblancos knocked out La Liga rivals Barcelona in their quarter-final tie earlier this month, and the Brazilian centre-back believes that his side go into the game without any trepidation.

He told The Guardian: "Some people seemed too surprised that we overcame Barcelona, as if Atletico had suddenly crept up from nowhere this season. I find that a bit odd.

"With all due respect to the great manager Jose Mourinho is, we need to make him feel as uncomfortable as possible. I don't see why we have to be afraid of Chelsea if we didn't fear Real Madrid [when Mourinho was in charge there].

"They are a great team but so were Barcelona. They are going to have to want the place in the final more than we do."

Atletico are currently top of La Liga.

Written by
Paul Gorst