LONDON:

Jose Mourinho insists he will receive a warm welcome from the Chelsea fans who once turned on him when the former Blues boss returns to Stamford Bridge with Benfica on Tuesday.

is back in west London for a Champions League group stage clash that has turned into a trip down memory lane.

The 62-year-old, who famously announced his arrival in the Premier League by labelling himself a 'special one', led Chelsea to three English titles, three League Cups and one FA Cup across two spells that etched him in the club's history forever.

Fuelled by the financial backing of then owner Roman Abramovich, Mourinho turned from underachievers to serial winners.

But those triumphs did not stop Chelsea fans chanting "you're not special anymore" at Mourinho and jeering him when he returned as ma

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