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Chelsea 'more awake to danger' after West Brom hammering, says Porto boss Conceicao

Porto manager Sergio Conceicao expects to face a more alert Chelsea side on Wednesday after the Blues surprisingly lost to Premier League relegation battlers West Brom at the weekend.

Chelsea took an early lead against the Baggies, but a Thiago Silva red card turned the tide at Stamford Bridge and the Blues would eventually go down 5-2 in Thomas Tuchel's first defeat as the club's manager.

Conceicao admitted he would have preferred Chelsea to win that game ahead of his side's Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday.

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What was said?

"You know that Thiago Silva was sent off in the first half and that the game had a different course,” Conceicao said at his pre-match press conference.