JT's verdict: ‘Reach the final? If we play like that again we haven't got a hope'

The Chelsea skipper admitted the club "are going to get nowhere near the Champions League Final" if they don't improve as they slumped to their worst defeat in the tournament for four years. Roma, who had lost their previous five matches, capitalised on a number of mistakes to secure a shock victory.

It was the first time Chelsea had conceded a goal, let alone lost a match, in the competition this term and they now face a fight to qualify for the knock-out phase.

They will also be without Deco for their next match away at Bordeaux because he was sent after picking up a second yellow card for taking a free kick too quickly.

But Terry was just furious with his side's weak display and said: "If we are going to perform like that we are going to get nowhere near the Champions League Final. That's a simple fact.

"The final back in Rome is a big target and we want to come back here in May, but with that kind of performance and work-rate we have no chance.

"Overall it was disappointing that we didn't even fight. Even after going 1-0 and 2-0 down we didn't show the fight and desire that has got us here over the last few years.

"We just sort of strolled and came here thinking we were better than them, when clearly we're not. It was a terrible night for us really. We didn't get going. We knew they had been struggling for results the last few months and that the pressure was all on them.

"In the first five minutes you could see the tension in their team, but we didn't get out of first gear all night, which is really disappointing.

"Of late we have been getting results and performances because we have been working hard for each other and the movement has been there for each other.

"We have been getting the goals and destroying teams, but we came here thinking we can do it individually when we can't. Maybe this is the kick up the backside we needed."

Chelsea are now just one point above Roma and Bordeaux with two matches remaining, but Scolari is confident that one more win will see them through.

Terry insisted it is now important that he and Frank Lampard lift the rest of the team and that they get back to winning ways at Blackburn on Sunday.

He added: "It's down to me and Lamps to pick the boys up again. It will take a couple of days, the dressing room was low. The quicker we forget about this and wipe the slate clean the better."