Blues seek red revenge

JOSE MOURINHO has a saying that “revenge exists only for losers” but he may have trouble persuading his players of that as the dust settles on Chelsea’s controversial Champions League defeat against Barcelona.

The tabloid headlines screamed “cheat” and “diver” after Barca’s Argentine midfielder Lionel Messi fell to the floor perhaps a little too easily at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, leading to a red card for Chelsea defender Asier Del Horno after only 37 minutes.

Now the most pressing concern for Mourinho is keeping 11 players on the pitch in the return leg in Spain on March 7, because judging by the attitude of his squad revenge is on their minds whether he likes it or not.