Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte says his team cannot compare with Chelsea.
Spurs went down 2-0 after a tepid performance in the Carabao Cup semi-final at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
They will now have to recover the advantage next week, and Conte admits they face a stern challenge to do so.
"It was a difficult game, difficult from the start, Chelsea showed to be much better than us," Conte said.
"The first half, we struggled a lot from the start but we know that we are talking about one of the best teams in Europe, in the world, last season they won the Champions League. If you compare the two teams there is not a comparison. We are talking about a team ready to win - today we have seen the difference between the two teams.
"It is not easy to play at Stamford Bridge, the way they were very concentrated, they won the ball every time and then we conceded also a goal we were unlucky. When you start the game and after a few minutes they score, for sure the game becomes very difficult.
"But, I know the situation, it is very clear in this moment there is an important gap. We have to try to fight to stay in the league in a good position, but if we think we are close, I think we are not in the right way."
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