Mourinho: bring on the big league kingpins

JOSE MOURINHO believes facing Europe’s top team will inspire his team in the Champions League - regardless of whether he used to manage them.

Chelsea face Paris St Germain, CSKA Moscow and Porto in the group stages of the tournament - Mourinho won the competition with the Portuguese giants last year before moving to Stamford Bridge.

He insisted last night: “I think it is always a motivation to play against the big teams and we have got the European champions so I think it is a motivation for us.

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