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Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o has claimed Andriy Shevchenko is being frozen out by his new Chelsea team-mates.

Eto'o made his accusations in the Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport on Tuesday.

He said Shevchenko had been wrong to leave AC Milan for Stamford Bridge, where he is seen as Roman Abramovich's "pet" and where the players do not pass to him.

The London club quickly dismissed the comments as pure fiction and a Chelsea spokesman said: "These claims are total rubbish."

Eto'o spoke out ahead of Chelsea's Champions League game against Barcelona in the Nou Camp.

Shevchenko, 30, joined the Blues for £30.8m in the summer and has scored twice this season.

Eto'o, out with a knee injury, said: "I have many friends at Chelsea and we often speak.

"He is perceived as Abramovich's pet and he doesn't get clean assists to score.

"Even [Didier] Drogba in his early days at Chelsea had the same problem. I believe Shevchenko has made a mistake.

"At Milan everyone plays football and for a forward this is crucial because you have more scoring possibilities.

"Chelsea play more defensive football and the two strikers struggle."

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