Roberto Di Matteo could be heading to West Ham after the former Champions League winner resigned as Schalke boss.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti believes tonight’s Champions League last-16 first leg against Schalke offers Cristiano Ronaldo a great chance to end his mini goal drought. 

Jose Mourinho will not compare his current Chelsea side to that of his first reign at Stamford Bridge because they have yet to back up their ability with trophies.

Schalke 0 Chelsea 5

Roberto Di Matteo played down the talk of a revenge mission as Chelsea visited Gelsenkirchen to take on his Schalke side - but it was embarrassment that greeted the Italian as the Blues eased into the knockout stages of the Champions League tonight.

Schalke always have three managers, their supporters will tell you: the last one, the present one and the next one.

Jose Mourinho insists he is not motivated by the thought of matching Roberto Di Matteo’s achievement of winning the Champions League with Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho insists Chelsea versus Schalke on Tuesday night should not be billed as a clash between him and his opposite number Roberto Di Matteo.

Roberto Di Matteo is the new Schalke coach after the Bundesliga side acted quickly to replace outgoing boss Jens Keller yesterday morning.

Schalke have appointed Roberto Di Matteo as their new coach after relieving Jens Keller of his duties on Tuesday morning.

Fernando Torres hopes to fire Chelsea to Europa League glory and further trophies as part of an exciting young team.

Chelsea 1 West Brom 0

Steve Clarke believes all managers are temporary as the West Brom head coach prepares to take his side to play Rafael Benitez’s Chelsea tomorrow.

Chelsea 4 Brentford 0

Graeme Le Saux thinks Rafael Benitez may finally be able to win over the Chelsea fans who opposed his appointment if he can guide the Blues to Capital One Cup glory.

Principles are wonderful things, and you have to admire Chelsea fans for sticking to theirs as they continue to chant Roberto Di Matteo’s name and make Rafa Benitez feel unwelcome in west London; but after their team won so impressively and so convincingly against Aston Villa maybe this is the time to bend them just a little.

Rafael Benitez is confident he will win over Chelsea's doubting fans if his players can maintain the form they showed in dismantling old rivals Leeds in a 5-1 Capital One Cup quarter-final second-half stroll at Elland Road.

Sometimes, you’d think that Roman Abramovich bought Coventry that time and not Chelsea.

Rafael Benitez yesterday admitted Chelsea were desperate for a goal but insisted scoring in their Premier League game at West Ham would mean nothing if they did not win.

Chelsea 0 Fulham 0

Rafael Benitez was booed off instead of on to the field tonight after Chelsea produced a second straight bore draw in the west London derby against Fulham.

An apology from Rafael Benitez for his comments about Chelsea fans would go some way to healing the rift between them, according to the chair of the Chelsea Supporters’ Group.

“And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begot Lamech. And Methuselah lived after he begot Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begot sons and daughters. And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died.”

Chelsea 0 Manchester City 0

Chelsea captain John Terry is looking forward to working with Rafael Benitez following the Spaniard’s appointment as the club’s interim manager.

Roberto Mancini has brushed off apparent criticism from Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho following Manchester City's Champions League exit.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has warned his side to fear a Chelsea backlash this weekend.

This week saw the first Premier League managers to be sacked this season with Mark Hughes dismissed by QPR and Roberto Di Matteo axed less than six months after his Chelsea side lifted both the Champions League and FA Cup.

It can surely only be a matter of time now before Roman Abramovich settles on the ultimate solution to his problem with Chelsea: one of these days he’ll sack the entire squad and buy a replacement one, preferably Barcelona’s.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has warned his side to fear a Chelsea backlash this weekend.

Martin O’Neill has admitted life as a Barclays Premier League manager is a constant worry.

Rafael Benitez clasped the poisoned chalice that comes with being manager of Chelsea Football Club yesterday and made the astonishing claim that he was offered and accepted the job without even talking to the man who mixes the lethal potion; owner Roman Abramovich.

Leeds manager Neil Warnock believes Roberto Di Matteo should be “absolutely delighted” to have achieved the success he had at Stamford Bridge because the Italian was only “part-time anyhow”.

Rafael Benitez has appointed Boudewijn Zenden as his assistant manager at Chelsea, according to the Dutchman’s father and agent.

Juan Mata has hailed Rafael Benitez as “a great coach” following his fellow Spaniard’s appointment as Chelsea manager.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has wished new Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez his best while also sympathising with Roberto Di Matteo.

Rafael Benitez today begins the challenge of winning round Chelsea’s players and fans – as well as proving himself to the only man who matters at the club.

Jose Mourinho feels he would have been out of a job had he presided over a similar failure to the one experienced by Manchester City and their manager Roberto Mancini last night.

Chelsea face a backlash from their own supporters after they named former Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez as the interim successor to sacked Roberto Di Matteo.

It seems nothing can buy you time as manager of Chelsea.

Roman Abramovich’s decision to sack Roberto Di Matteo just 186 days after he won the Champions League, underlined — as if it really needed emphasising — that Football Plc has finally sucked out all the goodness from a sport that used to be known as the beautiful game and yet is now beholden almost entirely to the ruthless rules of big business.

Roman Abramovich could face a fan backlash tonight if he makes Rafael Benitez his ninth manager at Chelsea.

Didier Drogba was being linked with a sensational return to Chelsea today after FIFA confirmed the Shanghai Shenhua striker had asked their permission to join another club on loan outside the transfer window.