Roma opened their Champions League Group E campaign in style with a 5-1 mauling of Russian side CSKA Moscow at the Stadio Olimpico.

Chelsea 1 Steaua Bucharest 0

Branislav Ivanovic hopes Chelsea’s defence can find their mean streak again after gifting goals to the opposition in early December.

Jose Mourinho insists there will be no compromise in Chelsea’s attacking approach despite their stuttering recent form.

Jose Mourinho believes his Chelsea side “forgot” the reasons for their six-match winning streak in losing at Newcastle at the weekend.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is targeting victory in Champions League Group E after a Fernando Torres double helped secure a 3-0 win at Schalke.

Schalke 0 Chelsea 3

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been charged with improper conduct after being sent to the stands during his side’s 4-1 win over Cardiff on Saturday.

England left-back Ashley Cole did not travel to Germany with Chelsea for tomorrow's crucial Champions League Group E clash at Schalke.

Chelsea 4 Cardiff 1

Jose Mourinho knew it would take more than a flick of a switch to turn Chelsea into serial winners.

Chelsea face another anxious wait regarding Fernando Torres after the striker suffered a knee injury in last night’s 4-0 Champions League Group E win at Steaua Bucharest.

Steaua Bucharest 0 Chelsea 4

Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard will take no part in Chelsea’s Champions League Group E clash with Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday night.

Chelsea 2 Fulham 0

Ramires is available following his European suspension as Chelsea bid to end a four-match winless run in Saturday’s west London derby with Fulham.

Chelsea 1 Basle 2

Ramires is suspended when Chelsea take on Basle in their Champions League Group E opener tomorrow night.

Arsenal and Celtic both face a daunting task in this year's Champions League.

Petr Cech hopes a second successive tumultuous season can finish with a European trophy as Chelsea bid for victory over Benfica in tonight’s Europa League final in Amsterdam.

John Terry yesterday escaped a lengthy injury lay-off after Chelsea confirmed he suffered “no significant damage” to knee ligaments in the Premier League draw with Liverpool on Sunday.

John Terry today escaped a lengthy injury lay-off after Chelsea confirmed he had suffered "no significant damage" to his knee ligaments in their Premier League draw with Liverpool.

A man has been arrested in connection with alleged racist chanting by a group of Chelsea football fans on a train back from the club’s 0-0 draw against Norwich City.

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has insisted owner Roman Abramovich had not given him a deadline to turn the club's season around, despite facing four defining games in the next fortnight.

ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS last night admitted speculation he could be sacked was inevitable as he sought to arrest Chelsea’s worst start to a season since Roman Abramovich bought the club.

Chelsea have begun the tricky process of trying to identify those fans responsible for taunting Anton Ferdinand during their Champions League game at Genk.

FT: Chelsea 5 Genk 0

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas chose to rest captain John Terry for tonight’s Champions League Group E match against Genk at Stamford Bridge.

ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS last night hit out at the “negative” readings of Frank Lampard’s reduced role at Chelsea, insisting the midfielder remained one of the club’s most important players.

ROMANIAN outfit Cluj have dismissed coach Sorin Cartu after he destroyed a section of a dugout in Tuesday’s Champions League defeat at Basle.

REAL MADRID took a giant step towards the knock-out stages of the Champions League last night after defeating AC Milan 2-0 thanks to two quickfire goals at the start of the match.

Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani will make his full Liverpool debut against Fiorentina in tomorrow’s Champions League Group E clash at Anfield.

Dutch forward Ryan Babel has been ruled out of Liverpool’s Champions League Group E clash with Debrecen in Hungary tomorrow after twisting his ankle in the weekend draw with Manchester City.

Liverpool are able to call on defender Daniel Agger for tonight's crunch Champions League Group E clash in the Stade Gerland, the Dane having recovered sufficiently from a back problem to return for the Anfield club’s injury-hit side.

Liverpool’s manpower crisis was not eased today when they lost their appeal over full-back Philipp Degen’s red card in Saturday’s defeat at Fulham.

Glen Johnson and Fabio Aurelio both failed to make Liverpool’s squad for the Champions league Group E clash in Lyon tomorrow.

FERNANDO TORRES is sure the English top flight is still the world’s greatest league – and is determined to help Liverpool become its champions once again.

Liverpool will have Javier Mascherano back in their squad for tomorrow’s opening Champions League group E clash with Hungarian champions Debrecen at Anfield.

Aalborg 2 Celtic 1

Celtic have accepted a UEFA fine of €50,000 imposed after a fan ran on to the pitch during the Champions League Group E match against Manchester United at Parkhead.

CELTIC were yesterday fined €50,000 by UEFA after a fan ran on to the pitch during last week’s Champions League Group E match against Manchester United at Parkhead.

Celtic were today fined €50,000 by UEFA after a fan ran on to the pitch during last week’s Champions League Group E match against Manchester United at Parkhead.

CELTIC’S rookie striker Cillian Sheridan insists he was inspired rather than frightened when told he was up against the two best defenders in the world on Wednesday.

CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan is anticipating a night of “good fun” in their Champions League Group E rematch with Manchester United at Parkhead tonight.