Mourinho is not untouchable as Chelsea sink to another defeat

Blues boss returns to the place where his legend was born, and his reputation suffers another blow with 2-1 defeat to Porto

Jose Mourinho
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Jose Mourinho's legend was born at Porto, where he turned a team of underdogs into champions of Europe. But now it could be starting to crumble, and the poacher turned gamekeeper got a taste of his old medicine on his return to Estadio do Dragao as Chelsea's miserable start to the season continued with a 2-1 defeat in the Champions League.

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