"Chelsea boss Mourinho goes back to face his Champions League winning side after moving from Porto to join Chelsea. The current Chelsea manager guided FC Porto to UEFA Cup glory in 2003 and an unlikely Champions League success 12 months later before walking out on the Portuguese side. Even though they are reigning champions, Porto have made an inconsistent start to the campaign.

CSKA Moscow held them to a goalless draw in their opening Group H game and they have won just one of their first four league games.> Match Report
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Jose Mourinho faces his old side in a potentially mouth-watering Champions League clash at Stamford Bridge.

The current Chelsea manager guided FC Porto to UEFA Cup glory in 2003 and an unlikely Champions League success 12 months later before walking out on the Portuguese side.

Mourinho's exit has led to a summer of discontent and chaos at his former club. Former Chievo coach Luigi Del Neri succeeded him, but was sacked before the first game of the season for breaching the club's code of conduct.

Del Neri arrived late to the club's training camp and was replaced by former Real Zaragoza, Real Betis and Celta Vigo coach Victor Fernandez. Challenge people online for real cash prizes. Play online games of skill and win money playing Darts, Golf and F1 racing...

The behind the scenes controversy has done little to help matters on the pitch and Porto have made an inconsistent start to the campaign.

CSKA Moscow held them to a goalless draw in their opening Group H game and they have won just one of their first four league games. Fernandez will be without first-choice full-backs Giourkas Seitaridis and Nuno Valente for the Stamford Bridge clash.

Greek international Seitaridis has failed to recover from the leg muscle injury that caused him to miss the first win of the season at Guimaraes on Saturday while Nuno Valente continues to recover from the partial knee fracture he sustained in Portugal's recent World Cup qualifier in Latvia. Bosingwa and Ricardo Costa are expected to fill the full-back berths. Mourinho brought Paulo Ferreira and Ricardo Carvalho with him to Stamford Bridge and the duo have contributed to Chelsea's solid start to the season.

Chelsea have been criticised for their dull style in the opening weeks of the season, but despite scoring just seven goals in collecting 17 points from their first seven matches, they remain just two points behind free-scoring table-toppers Arsenal.

They produced their best display of the season when demolishing Paris St Germain in their opening Champions League game and if Didier Drogba had been steadier in front of goal would have won more convincingly than the final 1-0 scoreline at Middlesbrough on Saturday. For me Chelsea are favourites for this game, Porto are not the team they were, as their recent league form shows. Chelsea boss Mourinho will be horrified if he loses at home to his previous club, and Chelsea wont disappoint. Get on at 1.55 with Betfair [£20 Free Bet] - Both these teams are much changed from last season, but Chelsea have vastly improved, while Porto have steadily declined."

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