Luiz Felipe Scolari showed no sign of feeling the strain ahead of a game which could cost Chelsea millions if results conspire against them. The Brazilian's side face Romanian minnows CFR Cluj at Stamford Bridge tomorrow night and only a victory will ensure a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League.

Scolari will be the first Chelsea manager to fail to reach the next level of the competition if Cluj pull off one of the surprise results of the season and Bordeaux beat Roma.

Chelsea's home form is less than sparkling with Scolari's side having dropped 12 points in the Barclays Premier League but it remains untainted in Group A with victories over Bordeaux and group leaders Roma.

Despite the importance of tomorrow's game, Scolari was quick to denounce any suggestion that he was feeling the pace and claimed the pressure was nothing compared to managing Brazil.

"Do you know how many people live in Brazil?," said Scolari. "I was coach there and you think there is pressure here? It is zero pressure.

"The pressure was when I was coach in Brazil because all the people in that country are coaches.

"This is only one more game. It is important for our qualification for the next phase. It is the same as other games because we need three points. If we win, we are in the next phase.

"It is not the most important game of the season — it is one more game.

"If we lose, then maybe were are out. It is possible. If we lose tomorrow and we are out of the Champions League, I will not feel good. But no more than that. This is life, this is football."

Scolari may be trying to defuse the importance of the tie but the club's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich will certainly not want to see them slide into Uefa Cup.

But a Bordeaux victory over leaders Roma and a Chelsea disaster at home would provide Abramovich with the ultimate footballing financial nightmare.

Much will depend on Scolari's team formation and on whether he will consider changing his system to accommodate both Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba in attack.

He is already without injured Florent Malouda and suspended Frank Lampard, but his side will be compensated somewhat by a fit again Joe Cole.

Yet Scolari was clearly trying to give nothing away when quizzed about the possible use of both strikers or opting to switch from his normal 4-3-3 to 4-4-2 against the Romanians.

"When we have time to train more with these two players and I have confidence for my system with two strikers, I will use two strikers," said Scolari. "But tomorrow, I don't know."