Jose Mourinho, who's no stranger to being in the spotlight, is back at the place he has called "home" for the first time as an opposing manager and of the outcome of tonight's match he said "I'll be restrained if we win, yes. Because it's Chelsea"Photograph: Tom JenkinsThe Chelsea fans still idolise Jose Mourinho and clamber for his autograph and take photos of him on their phonesPhotograph: Tom JenkinsThe Inter fans also hold Mourinho in high esteem especially after his recent ban and fine for doing a handcuffs gesture in the relation to the officials at Inter's recent match against Sampdoria Photograph: Tom Jenkins
Former Inter player Luis Figo cuts a casual pose in the tunnel before the gamePhotograph: Tom JenkinsThe two teams line up at a packed Stamford Bridge Photograph: Tom JenkinsA young Chelsea fan displays his impressive collection of badgesPhotograph: Tom JenkinsEto'o tries to barge Zhirkov off the ballPhotograph: Tom JenkinsFifteen minutes in and Lucio's high kick almost catches Malouda's head and Drogba takes exception to this and a bit of handbags ensues between the Chelsea striker and Inter defender. The referee gives an indirect free-kick, which for some reason Drogba blasts straight at the Inter wallPhotograph: Tom JenkinsDrogba and Lucio get in a tangle againPhotograph: Tom JenkinsManagerial adversaries Ancelotti and Mourinho do their bit on the touchlinePhotograph: Tom JenkinsIt's those two again, Drogba and Lucio, if they're not careful one of them is going to end up injured or with a card or two to their namePhotograph: Tom JenkinsMourinho gestures as Maicon takes on MaloudaPhotograph: Tom JenkinsDrogba helps out in his own penalty area as he beats Motta and Milito to the ball and heads clear an Inter free kick Photograph: Tom JenkinsFor once Jose Mourinho looks almost modest as he gives his team directionsPhotograph: Tom JenkinsDidier Drogba rises high above Thiago Motta to easily win a headerPhotograph: Tom JenkinsLampard is unable to hold back Eto'o as the Inter forward chases after the ballPhotograph: Tom JenkinsGoran Pandev rises above John Mikel Obi to win the headerPhotograph: Tom JenkinsJoe Cole was brought on as a substitute in the 62nd minute, but apart from beating Javier Zanetti in this challenge, was largely ineffectualPhotograph: Tom JenkinsGoran Pandev doesn't get the better of John Mikel Obi this time as he is tripped by the Chelsea midfielderPhotograph: Tom JenkinsFrank Lampard tries to battle past Esteban CambiassoPhotograph: Tom JenkinsIn the 78th minute Sneijder plays a nice ball down the left which Eto'o runs onto and then slots a tidy finish past Ross Turnbull and into the netPhotograph: Tom JenkinsThe Inter fans go wild as Eto'o celebrates in front of them Photograph: Tom JenkinsIt wasn't just the fans which went wild when Eto'o scored, as Javier Zanetti demonstrates as he leaps into a coach's arms Photograph: Tom JenkinsThe Chelsea players know they have mountain to climb now that Inter have scored and made it 3-1 on aggregate, their dejected body language illustrates the size of the task in hand as they need two goals in 12 minutes just to force extra timePhotograph: Tom JenkinsThings go from bad to worse for Chelsea in the 88th minute when Didier Drogba is sent off by referee Wolfgang Stark after appearing to stamp on the heel of Thiago Motta after a bit of shoving. Though you would have thought that Drogba was wearing crampons rather than football boots judging by the amount of times the Inter defender rolled over following the challenge Photograph: Tom JenkinsA glum looking Carlo Ancelotti and an inanimate Stamford Bridge crowd watch the actionPhotograph: Tom JenkinsMarco Matterazzi has lost his shorts during Inter's victory celebration after the final whistle...Photograph: Tom Jenkins...whereas Lampard, Mikel and Terry are stripped of their pride as Chelsea crash out of the tournamentPhotograph: Tom Jenkins
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