Porto host Chelsea, and has claimed there is "a
campaign" against Diego Costa.
Jose Mourinho says he will "salute" Iker Casillas when his
Chelsea side face Porto in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Much of the pre-game talk has centred around Mourinho's
relationship with the Spain goalkeeper during their time at Real
Madrid, with the Portuguese coach having dropped the club icon
in favour of Diego Lopez.
Casillas' standing at Madrid never fully recovered following
Mourinho's exit and he completed a transfer to Porto during the
transfer window, where he has enjoyed a promising start.
"I know what you're going to ask," Mourinho said as a Spanish
reporter began to question him. "I'm going to greet him before or
after the game tomorrow. I'll salute him, of course. No more
questions about it."
Striker Diego Costa is set to return to the Chelsea side after
missing the draw with Newcastle United through suspension,
and Mourinho has again alleged a "campaign" against his
centre-forward.
"I'm glad we don't have 11 Diego Costas in the team because
the desire to suspend him would be so big," he said.
Chelsea started their Champions League campaign with a
convincing win over Maccabi Tel Aviv but their domestic form
has prompted suggestions that Mourinho could wield the axe on
his starting XI on Tuesday.
And the former Inter boss concedes that none of his players can
consider their places completely safe.
"To be untouchable you have to be consistent. Right now, we
have fantastic players but football is about today, not
yesterday," he said.
"You can win matches by playing well for 45 minutes, but
normally you have to play better for more than 45 minutes."
Mourinho is expecting a difficult test against his old side,
however, with Porto unbeaten at the top of the table so far in
their domestic league.
"It's emotional. You realise you were part of something special.
It makes the heart soft," he said of his return to the Estadio do
Dragao and the tributes to his successes.
"The fact that Porto are top of the league is totally normal. They
have quality in their squad.
"Away games are always difficult, they are a big side and want
to win, but Porto know they will not face a weak team in
Chelsea."
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