Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel insists they belong in the Champions League semifinals.
Chelsea meet Real Madrid tonight in the first-leg.
"We deserve to be in the semi-finals, like Real Madrid deserve to be in the semi-finals," he said. "We deserve it because we came a long way. I had the luck to be part of it since the start of the knockout phase and all the teams in the semi-finals have come a long way. They fought their way through in the toughest competition in Europe.
"Right now we deserve through the competition to be here, and that's why we are full of confidence and looking forward to playing these matches at the highest level. This is what we all dream about."
Tuchel admits he spends so much time in his job worrying about the day-to-day and the next game, there was little time left to waste on dreaming.
"Honestly I have every week a lot of doubts about what we do, how we play and whether we can keep the momentum going, so I've never had thoughts about where I could end up. Like I said, I'm very grateful for having the possibility to experience this high level and to arrive tonight with such a great club and a great team in the semi-finals of the Champions League again.
"It's the second time I've been here but I'm far from taking it for granted and far from thinking this is where I belong and this is what I deserve. I'm a lucky man and I'm very happy to be here, but it's an obligation at the same time, to give my very best and be fully focused on tonight."
