article_snippet: Pellegrini claims the heavy Christmas fixture schedule is the reason behind the failure of a single English team to reach the quarter-final of the competition.
article_snippet: We play so many games in December and January and We are not fresh in February.
article_snippet: Last year We played nine games in December and nine in January, and that was before We played Barcelona.'
highlights_snippet: And boss claims hectic Christmas scheudle has hindered English teams .
  