Fenerbahce star Deivid has taunted Chelsea by telling them: Money can’t buy you the Champions League.
The Brazil midfielder scored a stunning winner against the Blues in the first leg of their quarter-final tie in Istanbul last week.
And Deivid warned that there will be even more Turkish delight at Stamford Bridge tomorrow when the two sides meet again.
Roman Abramovich has spent more than £350million on players since taking over the club but Deivid claimed that it will count for nothing.
He said: “In football, names and money don’t win games. You have to go out there and play, 11 against 11. Money buys players, but doesn’t build teams. We will play until the death and the better side on that specific night will be in the semi-finals.”
It was his 85th-minute wonder goal which turned the tie on its head after he had put into his own net to give Chelsea the lead in Istanbul.
And the Brazil ace rubbed salt into the Blues’ wounds when he revealed that former Chelsea striker Mateja Kezman had told the Fenerbahce players that Carlo Cudicini is dodgy at certain shots.
Deivid said: “Before the game I spoke to Kezman and he told me their keeper would have problems if we shot and the ball curled away from his position.
“He told me he used to stay stepping over the goalline, so he had difficulties to react when the ball went too far from him.
“That is what I tried but I never imagined the ball would go where it went — though I think Cech wouldn’t have been able to save it either!”
Kezman also slammed Avram Grant after the first leg claiming Chelsea would never have thrown away the lead last Wednesday had Jose Mourinho been in charge.
Deivid went even further — suggesting the whole set-up is flawed and Chelsea are there for the taking in tomorrow’s second leg.
He said: “I think Chelsea are a bit adrift right now. They were more compact when coached by Mourinho, they knew exactly what they wanted.
“Now they’ve lost a bit of prestige and respect. We see they are not in their best moment and we have to benefit from it.
“They have the responsibility, they are the millionaire team, the big team. We will go there to play football and, hopefully, come back to Istanbul with the right result.”
Meanwhile, sub Semih Senturk hit a last-gasp winner as Fenerbahce came from behind to beat Kayserispor 2-1 at home on Saturday.
Alioum Saidou gave the visitors a half-time lead before Brazilian midfielder Alex levelled with a 65th-minute spot-kick.
Senturk then scored in the 90th minute to earn Fenerbahce their sixth successive win ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League showdown.
Former Sheffield United striker Colin Kazim-Richards came on as a 54th-minute sub for Roberto Carlos.
Not to take anything away from his wonder goal, but he also scored an OG. If it wasn’t for his goal on the other side he would of been the one that lost it for them..