Nostalgic Di Matteo or Nostalgic Chelsea

It was Roberto Di Matteo who delivered the trophy Abramovic always desired, but it wasn't quite a fairy tale ending for Di Matteo at Chelsea.Di Matteo was promoted from an assistant to head coach before winning the Champions League on penalties against Bayern Munich. But that was not enough to save his job before the year was over.However Di Matteo will always be remembered at bridge for bringing the most coveted trophy to the only club based out of London.

Matteo after the champions league win 2012

Di Matteo the new appointment at Schalke 04, will be facing Chelsea tonight in a champions league group stage game. A win for either of side will brighten the chance to progress for the next round.He will use his experience at Chelsea to out think Mourinho who has won 14 out the 18 games played this season.Di Matteo has won all four of his home matches since taking charge of Schalke last month.

Di Matteo said “Time, in football, is very precious, You would always like to have time, but we all know that’s not the case in modern football. You just have to live with that and get on with it. Life goes on after that.I have no sentiment for revenge or anything like that. I enjoyed a wonderful time there with many people, and that’s it.”

On Matteo Special one said "The history is the history that was on the Chelsea bench when Chelsea won the Champions League and Di Matteo is a historic name in this club. And my name is in the history of this club. A club is made of many, many names not one or two names, or one player or one manager. I made my history here and now I have the chance to make more history here, and he made Chelsea manager and made his history here.”


Jose Mourinho has won the trophy twice, but with Chelsea this is missing piece, to complete the picture.Chelsea and Bayern are the only two side to remain unbeaten this season.It will not be surprising to have a 2012 replay at the Olympiastadion in Berlin 2015.

So will it former player and manager for Chelsea to hand its first defeat for the season. Lampard once came close at Etihad. Chelsea away game at Maribor ended in a draw, they will have to pull up their socks to gain 3 points from this game.