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Ballack reveals Blues jitters

12 April 2012

Michael Ballack has admitted Chelsea are already feeling the pressure of Manchester United's winning start to the Barclays Premiership season.

The Germany captain, a summer signing from Bayern Munich, confessed last week's defeat at Middlesbrough and United's maximum haul of nine points from nine affected the champions' first-half performance during Sunday's trip to Blackburn. Ballack made his Premiership debut in the game, which Chelsea went on to win 2-0.

"It was a very important win for us because before the game we had only three points and United had nine," Ballack said in the Daily Express. "Maybe we were a little nervous because we had lost the previous game and United won on Saturday."

He added: "As a result, we made too many mistakes in the first half. But then we improved and we made enough chances to win."

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