Raul Rusescu won and converted a first half penalty to give Steaua Bucharest a 1-0 win over last season's European champions ...
Chelsea in the Europa League on Thursday (March 7). Chelsea, who ended up in the competition after becoming the first titleholders to be eliminated in the Champions League group stage, are in danger of a second European exit of the season after losing in front of a full house at Bucharest's National Stadium.
Chelsea's Benitez says he is disappointed but has the belief that "we will do it at home." SHOWS: BUCHAREST, ROMANIA (MARCH 7, 2013)(REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. (SOUNDBITE)(English) CHELSEA INTERIM MANAGER RAFAEL BENITEZ SAYS: "We know that we have to do our job at home now. So these kinds of games and these kinds of competitions, we know that if you don't score away then it is more difficult but you still you have to believe that you can do it." "How do you expect the mood after defeat? So we are disappointed but we still have the belief that we will do it at home." STORY: Raul Rusescu won and converted a first half penalty to give Steaua Bucharest a 1-0 win over last season's European champions Chelsea in the Europa League on Thursday (March 7). Chelsea, who ended up in the competition after becoming the first titleholders to be eliminated in the Champions League group stage, are in danger of a second European exit of the season after losing in front of a full house at Bucharest's National Stadium. Rafael Benitez, Chelsea's interim manager facing hard times in all three competitions that his team is contesting, said "We know that we have to do our job at home now." "We know that if you don't score away then it is more difficult but you still you have to believe that you can do it." Asked from the floor how the team were taking the result, he replied: "How do you expect the mood after defeat? So we are disappointed but we still have the belief that we will do it at home."
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