But Villas-Boas's side were thankful to Emmanuel Adebayor, who scored a superb curler either side of goals from Oscar and Ramires, and then set up Sigurdsson with a cute backheel 10 minutes from time.Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez rued the chances missed by his side but underlined how the Blues need one more win to seal their Champions League spot.The result means that if Arsenal and Chelsea win their remaining games, Spurs will have to settle for the Europa League next season.We had the chance [to qualify] today. Twice we had the advantage and we could have killed the game," Benitez told BBC Sport. "We didn't do it and then we gave the ball away and Tottenham were pushing. We had to control the second half much better.But with Chelsea facing Aston Villa ahead of Everton on the final day, and Arsenal up against relegation strugglers Wigan and Newcastle, there is still a chance for Tottenham to pinch a top-four place.Their second goal was offside but still, we had to defend it better. At the end we were a little but leggy, but that's normal. We were too open, and they were pushing and attacking, and our final pass was a problem.Villas-Boas added: "It was good to get the point. Chelsea were extremely dangerous on the counter-attack. I'm extremely happy how the boys played in the second half. We showed the character that has united us during the season.
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