Beating Chelsea would be special

AN EMOTIONAL and respectful Jose Mourinho insists there will be no sensational celebrations if his Inter Milan side crush Chelsea’s Champions League dream tonight.

Beating Chelsea would be special

Mourinho, the self-proclaimed ‘Special One’, looked almost humble as the assembled media waited on tenterhooks for his every word at last night’s pre-match press conference.

But there was none of the old antagonistic Mourinho. Instead, the Portuguese coach, who during his time as Chelsea boss often stirred up controversy with every word, carefully delivered sugar-coated comments in order not to upset his former employers.

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