Terry to miss Porto return
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John Terry will not be fit to face Porto in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, speaking after seeing his side beat Portsmouth, confirmed the England captain is still recovering from a head injury sustained in last Sunday's Carling Cup final.
"John Terry has no chance of playing against Porto," Mourinho said.
"The man is before the player. JT is more important than a football result and we don't risk him. The medical rules are the medical rules."
Asked when Terry might return, Mourinho replied: "Maybe next weekend against Tottenham (in the FA Cup quarter-finals).
The Chelsea coach was swift to praise the contribution made by Petr Cech in the 2-0 win at Fratton Park.
"This is a goalkeeper that gives you 10 or 15 points a season. He is the best."
Asked if he thought United were currently riding their luck after back-to-back last-minute wins against Fulham and Liverpool, Mourinho said: "Are they lucky? Yes. They win in the last minute and they have no injuries so the gods are with them.
"But we have to be honest and fair with them and give them what they deserve which is big respect to the manager and the players.
"Our job is to keep winning matches and get back to six points (behind) and have the pressure on them. We have to win all our matches and wait for them to drop some points."
Frank Lampard echoed Mourinho's defiance.
He said: "It is still doable and we have to keep going. We saw the game (at Anfield) earlier and we could have come out with our heads down and not got a result. But we didn't. We battled well, got two goals and the win.
"Man Utd are doing great. They have had two great late wins but it doesn't always go your way. We have to keep plugging away and try to close the gap."
Lampard agreed with Mourinho's assessment of Cech's importance to the Chelsea cause, adding: "He's world class. If Petr hadn't been injured so long we'd be up there with Man Utd."
Cech, who has kept seven clean sheets in 10 matches since returning from a head injury sustained at Reading, insisted: "It (the title race) is not finished." -
chelsea are unbeaten at stamford bridge for almost 2 years. if someone is gonna break that record, it definately wont be porto. chelsea have adequate cover to make sure they get through
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Than let's bet which team 1st to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge?? Any takers wanna bet this??Originally posted by used:chelsea are unbeaten at stamford bridge for almost 2 years. if someone is gonna break that record, it definately wont be porto. chelsea have adequate cover to make sure they get through
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hope porto make use of that