Willian: Willian: Chelsea on the right track

Group G leaders Porto can take a further step towards reaching the last 16 with a win at Maccabi Tel-Aviv and they are 23/50 to pick up a third win in four in Group G, with the Israeli side on offer at 13/2.

Mourinho’s son is a regular at matches, but his wife and daughter were also present, sitting behind the home dugout, which he may have been occupying for the final time had Chelsea lost. “I don’t have another way of thanking them but to give all I have, which I have done always and which is what I will do always”. But it was not comparable to today.

“The fans read newspapers”.

“This is quite unbelievable what they tried to say today”. And, probably, they want to say “let him work”.

While the Champions League win was a morale booster, Mourinho is aware they he needs to find a way to get their league season back on track and a trip to Stoke City before the worldwide break could be the ideal opportunity for Chelsea to find a few rhythm.

“Fundamentally that is what they show”. Passion for the club and then to support the club’s manager, that’s a way to show respect and passion for the club.

“I think it’s an wonderful feeling for the club to know that the fans are in a good moment. In a good moment, you see the streets full of people celebrating with the bus – but that is easy”. He thanked Chelsea fans for showing their support during the match when they clapped, sang and cheered for him at Stamford Bridge.

The Brazilian attacking midfielder found the top left corner of the net in the 83rd minute, setting the Stamford Bridge crowd into a frenzy. “I was impressed”, said Mourinho.

The Blues desperately needed all three points to bounce back from a very hard week in which reports claimed that one or more Chelsea players want the Portuguese to be replaced.

“Confidence is coming for us and the results are coming as well”, Willian told the official Chelsea website. Faced with a must-win match, Mourinho opted to leave out Belgium playmaker Hazard, who was voted Footballer of the Year last term, but has been way short of that fine form this season.

“It is one of the best goals I’ve scored in my career”, he is quoted as saying by The Mirror. Don’t collapse. Keep the belief’. They were moments the stadium saw and the players more than saw. They have five giants from set-pieces and it’s hard to control them.