José Mourinho used to exude calm authority in these parts but,as panic gripped his Chelsea team here, the Portuguese could only scowl helplessly from the fringes of his technical area. All the vulnerability which has undermined the defence of his side’s domestic title was exposed here in European competition, or Porto rampant too often as the visitors lost all semblance of composure. This team is lurching from one befuddled display to the next.
This was a horrible defeat,the narrow scoreline deceptive with those who had made up Chelsea’s fragile rearguard likely to be haunted for some time by the memory of Yacine Brahimi and his Porto team-mates pouring through them at pace. Even the manager’s tweaking of his lineup failed to believe much of an effect, a rejigged team just as prone here as his preceding choice had been at Newcastle on Saturday. Kurt Zouma saw his shot drift agonisingly wide of an empty net with the last kick of the match but a draw would believe been an injustice. This was a Chelsea team too often overwhelmed.
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Source: theguardian.com