Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka says his current team are as good as the Real Madrid side he won the Champions League with back in 2000.
Anelka, who is likely to start against Fenerbahce in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg, said Chelsea can win the whole tournament.
"Like Real, Chelsea are a big club with a big, big squad," said Anelka.
"We have the quality to win the trophy because of the way we play and the number of big players we have."
Anelka was just 21 when he starred alongside the likes of Raul and Fernando Morientes in Real's 3-0 win over Valencia in the 2000 Champions League final.
The much-travelled striker, who has also had spells with Arsenal, Pars St-Germain, Liverpool, Manchester City and Bolton, spent 18 months with Fenerbahce after joining them in January 2005.
The Turkish champions are unbeaten in their last 11 European games at home, with Inter Milan, PSV Eindhoven and Sevilla among the teams to have come unstuck in Istanbul this season.
My philosophies as a player and as a coach are the same
Ferenbahce coach Zico
And Anelka has warned his Chelsea team-mates they will face a difficult test in the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.
"We have to stay focused and make sure we play our game, because the atmosphere will be huge and we have to cope with it," he added.
"We have to come back with a draw or a win."
Fenerbahce are coached by legendary Brazil midfielder Zico, and his influence has been clear with his side reaching the last eight of the competition for the first time in their history.
"My philosophies as a player and as a coach are the same - they have not changed," said Zico.
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Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka says his current team are as good as the Real Madrid side he won the Champions League with back in 2000.
Anelka, who is likely to start against Fenerbahce in Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg, said Chelsea can win the whole tournament.
"Like Real, Chelsea are a big club with a big, big squad," said Anelka.
"We have the quality to win the trophy because of the way we play and the number of big players we have."
Anelka was just 21 when he starred alongside the likes of Raul and Fernando Morientes in Real's 3-0 win over Valencia in the 2000 Champions League final.
The much-travelled striker, who has also had spells with Arsenal, Pars St-Germain, Liverpool, Manchester City and Bolton, spent 18 months with Fenerbahce after joining them in January 2005.
The Turkish champions are unbeaten in their last 11 European games at home, with Inter Milan, PSV Eindhoven and Sevilla among the teams to have come unstuck in Istanbul this season.
My philosophies as a player and as a coach are the same
Ferenbahce coach Zico
And Anelka has warned his Chelsea team-mates they will face a difficult test in the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium.
"We have to stay focused and make sure we play our game, because the atmosphere will be huge and we have to cope with it," he added.
"We have to come back with a draw or a win."
Fenerbahce are coached by legendary Brazil midfielder Zico, and his influence has been clear with his side reaching the last eight of the competition for the first time in their history.
"My philosophies as a player and as a coach are the same - they have not changed," said Zico.
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