Inter Milan v Chelsea – Wednesday 24 Feb

Jose Mourinho, whose Inter Milan side face Chelsea in the Champions League, has said his former club have gone in to decline, since he left. The self proclaimed Special One hopes to come back to haunt Chelsea in this weeks Champions League.

Jose the Special One?

Chelsea have suffered in the last two years, and it’s no coincidence that their decline happened after I left,” said Mourinho. We had a unique relationship as a manager, players and fans, and when you break that, it’s not easy to fix. They’ve had a lot of coaches since and maybe some didn’t have the mentality for the club. Maybe they tried to change too much of what we put in place. I knew there was no time for a long-term plan with the owner they have at Stamford Bridge. You must win the title in your first season or say bye-bye. I gave them what they needed but I always knew it wasn’t a job that would last forever. Maybe they would have been better off sticking with me than changing manager when they did.’

So can Inter Milan  knock Chelsea out of The Champions League?

In my view Chelsea will be too strong for Inter over two legs. I suggest that the leg in Milan may be a draw with the return at Stamford Bridge being the leg in which Chelsea put the Italians to the sword.
Mourinho says such is the hatred in Italy for his Inter team that everyone but the Inter Milan fans are willing Chelsea to win. Ancelloti was manager of AC Milan for 8 years and won 10 of his 15 matches, losing only 3 against Inter. Here is a great interview with Jose Mourinho;

There is some interesting betting;

Former Blues boss Jose Mourinho is 14/1 to be sent to the stands during Inter’s clash with Chelsea at the San Siro. The Portuguese manager is 12/1 to take over from Carlo Ancelotti at the west London club, according to Ladbrokes.

Correct Score Betting;

Didier Drogba is 6/1 to grab the game’s winning goal, with Chelsea 8/5 to take a victory back to Stamford Bridge.

Half Time Score

Charlie McCann looks at the midweek football, including Chelsea at Inter Milan