My relationship with Chelsea is forever – Mourinho

Jose Mourinho insisted fond memories of his clip astatine Chelsea were not capable to fulfill him aft Benfica were beaten 1-0 connected his instrumentality to Stamford Bridge connected Tuesday.

Former Blues brag Mourinho was fixed a lukewarm invited by Chelsea fans who chanted his sanction connected respective occasions passim the Champions League tie.

But the 62-year-old ended an affectional evening frustrated that Benfica couldn’t crook their coagulated show into a tangible reward.

An ain extremity from Richard Rios successful the 18th infinitesimal proved decisive arsenic Benfica were beaten for the archetypal clip successful Mourinho’s 4 matches successful charge.

After winning 7 large trophies, including 3 Premier League titles, crossed 2 spells with Chelsea, Mourinho is the astir palmy manager successful the past of the westbound London club.

While helium was doubly sacked by erstwhile proprietor Roman Abramovich and angered Chelsea fans by managing rivals Tottenham and Manchester United, clip has healed those wounds and Mourinho’s latest homecoming was a love-in from commencement to finish.

Ever the contrarian, Mourinho disagreed that helium should beryllium comforted by the amusement of affection due to the fact that the nonaccomplishment was each that mattered to him.

“I don’t provender myself with these memories,” helium said. “I provender myself with victories. Of people I instrumentality the memories. On the transportation I was focused connected the game, but you person ever a small spot of the sound.

“I convey the fans. I unrecorded astir present and erstwhile I’m successful London I conscionable them each time connected the street. I cognize that it’s going to beryllium a narration for ever.

“Hopefully I travel backmost present successful 20 years with my grandkids. They beryllium to my past and I beryllium to their history.”

There was much disciplinary woe for Chelsea brag Enzo Maresca erstwhile substitute Joao Pedro was sent disconnected successful the last infinitesimal of stoppage-time for a precocious challenge.

That brought Chelsea’s tally of reddish cards to 3 successful 4 games.

“At slightest we learned however to triumph with a reddish card,” Maresca said.

It was a much coagulated Chelsea show than successful Saturday’s location decision against Brighton, erstwhile they collapsed pursuing Trevoh Chalobah’s second-half dismissal, and besides an betterment connected caller losses to Manchester United and Bayern Munich.

Maresca had travel nether occurrence aft Chelsea’s dilatory commencement to the play and helium acknowledged the value of their archetypal Champions League triumph this term.

“We needed the win,” helium said. “First fractional we controlled the game, scored and created much chances.

“We had immoderate players connected the transportation who unluckily were not 100 per cent. They were playing due to the fact that we person seven, 8 players out.

“Sometimes you request to larn to triumph successful an disfigured way.”

The station My narration with Chelsea is everlastingly – Mourinho appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.