Et tu, Jose? Mourinho returns to haunt Blues

JOSE MOURINHO, who once made Chelsea great but was brutally discarded for his troubles, returned last night to destroy his former club’s Champions League hopes and leave them facing a serious inquest over whether those glory days will ever be repeated.

Everyone knows the Special One doesn’t lose at Stamford Bridge – only Barcelona managed it in almost four years during his time in charge in west London – so when Samuel Eto’o flashed home a 78th minute winner to give Inter Milan a 3-1 victory on aggregate in this last-16 tie, no-one should have been surprised.

But the way the Italians dominated the match and out-thought, out-fought and out-battled Chelsea is hugely significant.