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He insists he has nothing to prove and also bristled when it was suggested he had an issue at staying with clubs for the longer term, countering the suggestion his third season was when everything goes wrong.

Willian had given the Blues the lead from a free-kick in their European opener, but limped off after 23 minutes with a unconfirmed muscular injury, and replaced by Diego Costa.

Maccabi Tel Aviv advanced by beating Basle in the play-offs, but never looked like emulating the Swiss side, who beat Chelsea home and away two years ago.

After their worst start to a season since 1986, with just one win out of five in the Premier League, Chelsea is languishing in 17th position, and the gaffer is not happy. You need to play in we were good in different phases of the game.

But Mourinho revealed he was impressed by what he saw after doing intensive preparation on Chelsea’s opponents from Israel. We know what to do.

The Blues have had their worst start to a league season in 29 years, but the self-proclaimed special one was quick to remind journalists that only a few months have passed since his side were crowned champions of England.

Despite their poor start to the season, Chelsea are overwhelming favourites for tonight’s match.

“The penalty we missed was a big test for us because when everything goes against you it’s a great test of character”. “I think he [Loftus-Cheek] played very well, which is very good for us”, said Mourinho. Players had good performances.

Mourinho is one of the best managers in the world and I will try to challenge him during the match.

Cesc Fabregas hopes that Chelsea have turned the corner with a 4-0 Champions League win over Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv this evening, pointing to the fact that the Blues dominated the game. But Terry and Ivanovic, in particular, could face a battle to win back their starting place for Saturday’s league fixture with Arsenal if Chelsea finally get their season off the ground at Stamford Bridge. They finished eight points ahead of Manchester City and dominated for most of the season, losing just two games the entire league.