SPORT UPDATE: “I AM NOT IN SHOCK” – Mourinho reacts to defeat against Basel

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho, has said that he is not shocked after watching his side lose 1-2 to Basel at Stamford Bridge, in their first Champions League game of the season.
The Blues went in front in the first half through Oscar, but.....


 the away side fought back in the second half through Salah and Streller, to record a historic victory.
He said: “I’m not in shock. Sometimes you win sometimes you lose. The reality is that sometimes you don’t win. I’m not happy of course. We have taken a step back in qualification but we have to assume responsibility. We have five games left to finish in the top two.

“Basel played very well. We had a lot of the ball but we couldn’t create many chances. Basel equalised at our best moment of the game. After that we were punished defensively. We are strong at defending corners. Emotionally this is not a mature team and when you are in a difficult position it was not enough.
“I rotate my team because I have to. I kept the structure of the team and the players must fight for position. It was not individuals who lost the match.”
The loss is Chelsea’s first home defeat in the Champions League group stages in ten years, since Besiktas won in 2003.

Jose Mourinho’s first Champions League tie since returning to Chelsea ended in disappointment as Swiss champions Basel earned a shock win at Stamford Bridge. Oscar put Mourinho’s side ahead with an angled first-time shot into the bottom corner at the end of the first half. Basel’s Mohamed Salah levelled when he fired across Blues keeper Petr Cech, reports the BBC. And the home crowd was left stunned as away skipper Marco Streller won the Group E opener for the visitors with a late near-post header. And in France, Aaron Ramsey continued his fine form to help earn Arsenal a 10th successive away win as they strode past Marseille in the Champions League. Ramsey’s goal six minutes from time settled the contest when he collected Kieran Gibbs’ ball to fire in his sixth of the season from 16 yards. Theo Walcott’s volley midway through the second half gained control of the game after some early scares. A stoppage-time penalty by Marseille’s Jordan Ayew made little difference. Ramsey brought down Andre Ayew for the spot-kick, with Marseille forward appearing to make the most of any contact. But it did little to spoil another fine result for the Gunners, who picked up their sixth successive win since losing on the opening day of the Premier League to Aston Villa. In some other games, Barcelona hammered Ajax 4-0, Napoli surprised last year’s runner up, Dortmund 2-1 and Milan beat Celtic 2-0. UEFA LEAGUE RESULTS AC Milan 2 – 0 Celtic Chelsea1 – 2 FC Basel Marseille 1 – 2 Arsenal Atl Madrid 3 – 1 Zenit St P’sbg Aust Vienna 0 – 1 Porto Barcelona4 – 0 Ajax Napoli 2 – 1 Bor Dortmund Schalke 04 3 – 0 Steaua Buch’t

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Jose Mourinho’s first Champions League tie since returning to Chelsea ended in disappointment as Swiss champions Basel earned a shock win at Stamford Bridge. Oscar put Mourinho’s side ahead with an angled first-time shot into the bottom corner at the end of the first half. Basel’s Mohamed Salah levelled when he fired across Blues keeper Petr Cech, reports the BBC. And the home crowd was left stunned as away skipper Marco Streller won the Group E opener for the visitors with a late near-post header. And in France, Aaron Ramsey continued his fine form to help earn Arsenal a 10th successive away win as they strode past Marseille in the Champions League. Ramsey’s goal six minutes from time settled the contest when he collected Kieran Gibbs’ ball to fire in his sixth of the season from 16 yards. Theo Walcott’s volley midway through the second half gained control of the game after some early scares. A stoppage-time penalty by Marseille’s Jordan Ayew made little difference. Ramsey brought down Andre Ayew for the spot-kick, with Marseille forward appearing to make the most of any contact. But it did little to spoil another fine result for the Gunners, who picked up their sixth successive win since losing on the opening day of the Premier League to Aston Villa. In some other games, Barcelona hammered Ajax 4-0, Napoli surprised last year’s runner up, Dortmund 2-1 and Milan beat Celtic 2-0. UEFA LEAGUE RESULTS AC Milan 2 – 0 Celtic Chelsea1 – 2 FC Basel Marseille 1 – 2 Arsenal Atl Madrid 3 – 1 Zenit St P’sbg Aust Vienna 0 – 1 Porto Barcelona4 – 0 Ajax Napoli 2 – 1 Bor Dortmund Schalke 04 3 – 0 Steaua Buch’t

Read more at: http://naijalog.com/uefa-champions-leaguebasel-shock-chelsea-arsenal-barcelona-win/

Jose Mourinho’s first Champions League tie since returning to Chelsea ended in disappointment as Swiss champions Basel earned a shock win at Stamford Bridge. Oscar put Mourinho’s side ahead with an angled first-time shot into the bottom corner at the end of the first half. Basel’s Mohamed Salah levelled when he fired across Blues keeper Petr Cech, reports the BBC. And the home crowd was left stunned as away skipper Marco Streller won the Group E opener for the visitors with a late near-post header. And in France, Aaron Ramsey continued his fine form to help earn Arsenal a 10th successive away win as they strode past Marseille in the Champions League. Ramsey’s goal six minutes from time settled the contest when he collected Kieran Gibbs’ ball to fire in his sixth of the season from 16 yards. Theo Walcott’s volley midway through the second half gained control of the game after some early scares. A stoppage-time penalty by Marseille’s Jordan Ayew made little difference. Ramsey brought down Andre Ayew for the spot-kick, with Marseille forward appearing to make the most of any contact. But it did little to spoil another fine result for the Gunners, who picked up their sixth successive win since losing on the opening day of the Premier League to Aston Villa. In some other games, Barcelona hammered Ajax 4-0, Napoli surprised last year’s runner up, Dortmund 2-1 and Milan beat Celtic 2-0. UEFA LEAGUE RESULTS AC Milan 2 – 0 Celtic Chelsea1 – 2 FC Basel Marseille 1 – 2 Arsenal Atl Madrid 3 – 1 Zenit St P’sbg Aust Vienna 0 – 1 Porto Barcelona4 – 0 Ajax Napoli 2 – 1 Bor Dortmund Schalke 04 3 – 0 Steaua Buch’t

Read more at: http://naijalog.com/uefa-champions-leaguebasel-shock-chelsea-arsenal-barcelona-win/