Super Eagles skipper John Obi Mikel has rued Chelsea&rsquo;s 3-2 loss to Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday, with the dethroned champions leading 2-1 going into the interval.<br /><br /><span class="name">Fabio Borini restored parity in the 67th minute before </span><span class="name">Jermain Defoe netted the match winner three minutes later to give the Black Cats hope in their fight for survival.<br /><br /></span><span class="name">&ldquo;We started the game well and for the first 30 to 35 minutes we had control and we were playing well,</span><span class="name">&rdquo; said Mikel to chelseafc.com.<br /><br /></span><span class="name">&ldquo;We were creating chances, moving the ball quickly and players wanted to get involved.<br /><br /></span><span class="name">&ldquo;In the second half we came out and we wanted to carry on where left off but we didn&rsquo;t kill the game when we had the chances to do it.</span>&rdquo;<br /><br />Assuming Liverpool win the Europa League, it is confirmed that Chelsea have lost the chance to qualify for the competition next season<span class="name">, with 11 points separating them from West Ham United who are seventh on the table.<br /><br />Mikel has started 18 times in the topflight this season and has been cautioned six times.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br />Photo Credit : chelseafc.com<br /></span>