Chelsea will be special for as long as Roman Abramovich stays 

Even by increasingly crazy Chelsea standards, this season has surely been the most turbulent, bizarre and bewildering of recent times at Stamford Bridge.

Benfica boss slams mind game claims 

Head coach Jorge Jesus has denied that his Benfica team have resorted to dirty tricks to gain a psychological edge over Chelsea ahead of tonight's Europa League final at the Amsterdam ArenA.

Portuguese to unveil another special blend 

It was the defining image of this, and probably any other, Portuguese Liga season. When substitute Kelvin fired Porto's stoppage-time winner in Saturday's top-of-the-table O Classico encounter with Benfica, the camera cut to the side of the pitch to witness the Lisbon side's coach Jorge Jesus falling to his knees on the turf.

David Luiz leads Chelsea's way to Europa League final with brilliant PlayStation goal 

Chelsea get low ticket allocation for Europa League final, but Rafa Benitez is just happy to get there 

Chelsea fans face a struggle to get tickets for their club’s Europa League final against Benfica in Amsterdam in 12 days’ time after Uefa announced last night that the club have been given an allocation of just 9,800 in a stadium that holds more than 52,000 spectators.

Chelsea through to Europa League final after defeating Basel 3 - 1 

Chelsea are through to the Europa League final after defeating Basel 3 - 1 at Stamford Bridge.

Diplomatic Juan Mata focuses on Chelsea's Europa League task 

The end of Juan Mata's second season at Chelsea is still at least five games away and yet already he is preparing for the possibility of his second European final, his third trophy and, unquestionably, the arrival of the fourth manager he has worked under.

Xabi Alonso can be part of Chelsea's 'cheap' Jose Mourinho deal with Real Madrid 

Chelsea could land Jose Mourinho on the cheap this summer and get the former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso into the bargain if the Real Madrid coach goes back to Stamford Bridge.

Bayern Munich through to Champions League final after 3 - 0 victory over Barcelona 

Bayern Munich have thrashed Barcelona 3 - 0 to make it an all German Champions League final later this month.

Barcelona's only hope is to repeat Bayern Munich battering of 2009 

Barcelona will call on their extraordinary capacity for high-scoring victories in the Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich – while doing their best to forget the defensive frailties that allowed the Germans a 4-0 victory in the first leg.

Jose Mourinho drops strongest hint he may leave Real Madrid 

Jose Mourinho has dropped the strongest hint yet that he may leave Real Madrid at the end of the season following their Champions League semi-final defeat against Borussia Dortmund.

Borussia Dortmund through to Champions League final after a 4 - 3 aggregate win over Real Madrid 

Borussia Dortmund are through to the Champions League final after a 4-3 aggregate victory over Real Madrid, who won the second leg 2-0 at the Bernabeu.

Mourinho demands Real Madrid go down fighting 

It will probably be his last Champions League game as the home coach at the Bernabeu, and last night Jose Mourinho demanded that if his players are knocked out against Borussia Dortmund they at least go down fighting.

Europe's balance of power tipping towards a German Bundesliga that's expert in balancing books 

German football fans, in case you haven't noticed, are having a ball.

Chelsea 2 Basle 1 

Chelsea have beaten Basle 2-1 in the opening leg of their Europa League semi-final in Switzerland.

Europa League: Rafa Benitez eager to add to trophy haul 

As the last English team left standing in European football, suddenly the Europa League, often an afterthought of a competition, has become serious for the club that was holding aloft the European Cup less than 12 months ago. Chelsea are three games away from a second consecutive European trophy, and that is the kind of legacy that would suit Rafa Benitez.

Jose Mourinho: 'very disappointed' after Borussia Dortmund humble Real Madrid in 4-1 defeat 

Jose Mourinho, the Real Madrid coach, said it was “very disappointing” to lose 4-1 to Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final, and admitted it will be “very difficult” for his side to reach the final.

Radamel Falcao faces fight for place in Chelsea team, says Fernando Torres 

Chelsea's £50m striker Fernando Torres has said that he would stay to fight for his place in the team even if the much sought-after Radamel Falcao was to arrive from Atletico Madrid this summer, increasing the pressure on the Spanish striker.

Brilliant Bayern Munich side have been bubbling under for some time 

Long before the second semi-final kicked off, Europe was still reeling from the events at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday.

Borussia Dortmund thrash Real Madrid 4 - 1 thanks to four goals from Lewandowski 

Robert Lewandowski fired four goals as Borussia Dortmund emulated fellow Germans Bayern Munich's Champions League semi-final domination of Spanish opposition.