Mourinho seeks Champions League solace Against Porto

Chelsea's domestic problems continued on Saturday
and Jose Mourinho will be desperate for Champions
League respite at former club Porto.

Jose Mourinho makes an emotional return to Porto on Tuesday
and, not for the first time this season, he will seek some
Champions League solace to make up for Chelsea's patchy
Premier League form.

Mourinho famously led Porto to Champions League glory in
2004 before moving to Stamford Bridge for his first stint in west
London.

After reaffirming his standing as one the world's best coaches
during spells at Inter and Real Madrid, Mourinho returned to
Chelsea in 2013, and won the Premier League title comfortably
last season.

But Mourinho has endured a miserable start to 2014-15
domestically, with Saturday's 2-2 draw at Newcastle United
leaving Chelsea with just eight points from seven league
games.

Mourinho described Chelsea's first-half showing at St James'
Park as "minus one out of 10", and he will be desperate for his
side to show their quality in Tuesday's trip to Estadio do
Dragao.

One plus for Chelsea - who routed Maccabi Tel Aviv 4-0 in their
Group G opener - is that Diego Costa will be available for
selection Mourinho citing the Spain striker's absence through a
domestic suspension as a key reason for their sluggish
performance at Newcastle.

Porto are also out to impress having failed to hit top form in
Friday's 2-2 Primeira Liga draw against Moreirense.

Julen Lopetegui's side, who are unbeaten in the league this
season, twice let a lead slip as they failed to build on the 1-0
victory over rivals Benfica in their previous fixture.

Porto missed the opportunity to win in their opening group
match as a late Vitaliy Buyalsky earned Dynamo Kiev a 2-2 draw
after Vincent Aboubakar's double had put Porto ahead.

Lopetegui may have to cope without Yacine Brahimi for
Tuesday's clash, with the winger struggling with a knee injury.
As well as Mourinho's return, there are several other
acquaintances that will be renewed this week.

Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas endured a difficult relationship
under Mourinho's stewardship at Real Madrid, while Chelsea
striker Radamel Falcao also returns to a club where he scored
41 league goals in 51 appearances before moving on to Atletico
Madrid in August 2011.