Atletico Madrid 4 AC Milan 1 (Atletico win 5-1 on agg)

Jose Mourinho continued his overhaul of his Chelsea squad yesterday, signing Mohamed Salah from Basle having hijacked Liverpool’s bid for the player.

Hull 0 Chelsea 2

Derby County 0 Chelsea 2

Derby 0 Chelsea 2

Jose Mourinho plans to field a strong team when Chelsea play at Derby in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.

Chelsea are without Frank Lampard, Branislav Ivanovic and David Luiz for the New Year’s Day trip to Southampton.

Sunderland 2 Chelsea 1 (aet)

Branislav Ivanovic is suspended as Chelsea travel to Sunderland for the Capital One Cup quarter-final.

Chelsea 2 Crystal Palace 1

Chelsea 3 Southampton 1

I trust Jose — I really do — but I am finding it very hard to understand his decisions at the moment.

Chelsea bounced back from conceding a Jay Rodriguez goal after 13 seconds to beat Southampton 3-1 and move within four points of Barclays Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Arsenal 0 Chelsea 2

It says it all about the two clubs’ respective approaches to youth development that Chelsea’s least experienced player in tonight’s Capital One Cup tie will have played in a Champions League final, while Arsenal’s has made just a solitary professional appearance for his club.

Ashley Cole is available again as Chelsea take on Barclays Premier League title rivals Manchester City on Sunday.

Striker Fernando Torres could return from a knee injury sooner than expected when Chelsea play Cardiff in the Barclays Premier League tomorrow, but Ashley Cole (ribs) and Andre Schurrle (leg) are out.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has told Juan Mata to follow the example of Michael Essien in order to convince him of his worth.

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.

Everton 1 Chelsea 0

Defenders David Luiz and Tomas Kalas are Chelsea’s only absentees for their Premier League clash with Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea 2 Hull City 0

Jose Mourinho has a number of selection issues to ponder as he prepares for his Barclays Premier League return at home to Hull on Sunday.

Beyonce has increased security at her show in London on Saturday in fear of a British stalker.

Real Madrid 2 Borussia Dortmund 0

Galatasaray 3 Real Madrid 2 (Real Madrid win 3-5 on aggregate)

Real Madrid 3 Galatasaray 0

Alex Ferguson has included Shinji Kagawa and Danny Welbeck but not Nemanja Vidic in Manchester United’s starting line-up to face Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium tonight.

Chelsea began turning their attention to plugging a hole in their midfield ranks today after Oriol Romeu was all but ruled out for the rest of the season.

Michael Essien has returned to Chelsea for treatment after his season-long loan at Real Madrid was put on hold.

By the dawn of spring, Mario would either be long gone or be breaking his back foraging for ball out around wing-forward

Arsenal 1 Chelsea 2

Real Madrid 3 Manchester City 2

Chelsea will be without suspended captain John Terry for tomorrow’s UEFA Super Cup clash with Atletico Madrid.

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart misses this afternoon’s Community Shield encounter with FA Cup winners Chelsea at Villa Park.

Marko Marin will miss Chelsea’s Community Shield clash with Manchester City on Sunday.

Ryan Bertrand has been pitched into the biggest game of his life tonight as the 22-year-old starts for Chelsea in their Champions League final clash with Bayern Munich.

Chelsea caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo is “very hopeful” Gary Cahill and David Luiz will be fit to start Chelsea’s Champions League final against Bayern Munich.

David Luiz and Gary Cahill have failed to recover from hamstring injuries in time for Chelsea’s final Barclays Premier League game of the season against Blackburn on Sunday.

There was no FA Cup to show off on Liverpool’s ‘lap of honour’.

Liverpool 4 Chelsea 1

Chelsea are set to be without David Luiz and Gary Cahill again for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League game at Liverpool.

Chelsea will still be without David Luiz and Gary Cahill for tomorrow’s FA Cup final against Liverpool.

Interim boss Roberto Di Matteo has gambled on resting both Juan Mata and Frank Lampard as he makes six changes for Chelsea’s Premier League game against Newcastle tonight.