Match day thread for the Champions League match at Stamford Bridge vs Benfica.

The return of Jose

Welcome back legend.

European football, midweek, under the lights at Stamford Bridge, once a dream scenario for me.

Gawd knows what we are gonna get on Tuesday. 🙄

Jose is likely to make mugs of us all.

Edited September 27, 2025Sep 27 by OTL

"Park the Bus..."

Probably a must win game if we want to make it into the knockout stages of the Champions league. Certainly a must not lose

Going to be more crowd cheering from Jose greeting the home fans than from our own performance.

19 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Going to be more crowd cheering from Jose greeting the home fans than from our own performance.

Our performances have been sh*t all season, bar West Ham, why should they be cheered?

2 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

The return of Jose

If our play comes even close to resembling the last two games, I can easily see a situation where major sections of the crowd start chanting Mourinho's name. Part of me wouldn't even mind it, I think. How embarrassing f9t this manager, to be at home and your own fans are chanting the name of the opposition manager.

On 27/09/2025 at 18:30, axman2526 said:

Match day thread for the Champions League match at Stamford Bridge vs Benfica.

Oh, great, according to the gif we're playing their U18 feminine Basketball team, so Maresca can't lose against 5 young women, can he?

Edited September 29, 2025Sep 29 by RMH

Just the manager you want to play when you know you have weaknesses............

Sanchez

James Achampong Chalobah Hato

Caicedo Santos

Estevao Enzo Garnacho

Pedro

2 hours ago, RMH said:

Oh, great, according to the gif we're playing their U18 feminine Basketball team, so Maresca can't lose against 5 young women, can he?

Lol that has to be up there with best c*ck ups, eh @Mod

26 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Lol that has to be up there with best c*ck ups, eh @Mod

Coco would be really proud of you Ax, I’ll sort it, but I might leave it for the comedy!

39 minutes ago, Mod said:

Coco would be really proud of you Ax, I’ll sort it, but I might leave it for the comedy!

Nah leave it in, is a good one.

Now how that was one of the first gifs to pop up when I typed in benfica is a good question lol.

1 hour ago, Mod said:

Coco would be really proud of you Ax, I’ll sort it, but I might leave it for the comedy!

I just got the joke it only took me 3 days ☹️ been staring at the original post thinking nope i dont get it. Then suddenly boom i get it.

Edited September 29, 2025Sep 29 by OTL
youve got to get up early to catch me out not

On 27/09/2025 at 19:29, forbzy said:

Probably a must win game if we want to make it into the knockout stages of the Champions league. Certainly a must not lose

Not losing games rather than trying to win them is the Maresca way, so I expect a VERY dull game.

Could we just pretend Jose never left & kidnap him?

The GOAT speaks:

Are Caicedo and Joao Pedro out? Have heard it speculated we are not using Guiu as Maresca does not rate him so we want to loan him in January and cannot use him as he would be blocked from going anyone other than Sunderland as he would have played for 2 clubs already.

What a farce if that is true.

So we probably will see this team tomorrow then.

Sanchez

James

Chalobah

Badiashile

cucurella

Lavia

Enzo

Estevao

Bounanotte

Neto

George

I’m just not sure how we’ve gone from having the best in depth squad in the league at start of last season to a squad that’s looking bare bones. Compare the bench, one year apart.

27th September 2024 - Neto, Mudryk, Nkunku, Veiga, Lavia, Disasi, Tosin, J.Felix, Jorgensen

27th September 2025 - Badiashile, Gusto, Acheampong, Lavia, Gittens, George, Guiu, Garnacho, Jorgensen

We are stagnating.

Edited September 29, 2025Sep 29 by dansubrosa

2 hours ago, dansubrosa said:

I’m just not sure how we’ve gone from having the best in depth squad in the league at start of last season to a squad that’s looking bare bones. Compare the bench, one year apart.

27th September 2024 - Neto, Mudryk, Nkunku, Veiga, Lavia, Disasi, Tosin, J.Felix, Jorgensen

27th September 2025 - Badiashile, Gusto, Acheampong, Lavia, Gittens, George, Guiu, Garnacho, Jorgensen

We are stagnating.

That would be our "amazing" directors.

Welcome back Jose! Forever my favourite manager.

"I will always be a Blue. I am part of their history. They are part of my history. I helped them to become a bigger Chelsea. And they helped me to become a bigger Jose. When I say I am not a Blue, I am only speaking about the job I have to do tomorrow."

BBC Sport

'Always a Blue' - Jose Mourinho's affection for Chelsea

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he "will always be a Blue" - but still hopes to beat them when his Benfica side play at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Edited September 30, 2025Sep 30 by Jezz

Match Day!

Come On Chelsea!!

Great opportunity to show the board the discontent amongst fans.

90 solid minutes of ‘Jose Mourinho’ & ‘Roman Abramovich’ from the home support should send the message.

Obviously however due to pricing/location our home atmosphere is pitiful and this won’t happen so we’ll be treated to another wasted season of the worst football known to man