Best and worst: Jose Mourinho at Chelsea

 
3 June 2013

From a home win against the mighty Barcelona, to a smug Rafael Benitez squeezing through to the Champion's League semis, we take a look at some of Mourinho's best and worst matches...

2004-5

Best:

Chelsea 4 Barcelona 2

8.3.05

Regarded by many fans as the greatest game at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea knocked mighty Barcelona out of the Champions League.

Worst:

Liverpool 1 Chelsea 0

3.5.05

A result Mourinho still remains bitter about, with Luis Garcia’s ‘ghost goal’ ensuring Liverpool progressed to the Champions League Final.

2005-6

Best:

Chelsea 3 Manchester United 0

29.4.06

Chelsea won their second successive title in style by destroying their closest rivals at home.

Worst:

Middlesbrough 3 Chelsea 0

11.2.06

Whenever Chelsea lost it was headline news, but this heavy defeat to Middlesbrough stunned the nation.

2006-7

Best:

Everton 2 Chelsea 3

17.12.06

Epitomised Mourinho’s tenure as Chelsea came from a goal down with nine minutes left to still claim victory.

Worst:

Liverpool 1 Chelsea 0 (Liverpool win 4-1 on penalties)

1.5.07

Nemesis Rafael Benitez ends Mourinho’s dream in the Champions League semi-final again, this time on a penalty shoot-out.

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