José Mourinho sang the praises of departing Barcelona legend Xavi Hernández in his press conference ahead of Chelsea's season finale against Sunderland.

"Xavi is one of the world's best players over the past decade and he deserves to win what he will never have - a Ballon d'Or success", the Portuguese coach said about the iconic midfielder.

On the Champions League final, Mou stated: "Barcelona and Juventus both deserve to be in Berlin. They had good seasons and proved to be far superior to the teams they faced in the semi-finals".