Chelsea Mourinho looses 2-1 to Basel at Home - Pity! Pity!! Pity!!!

 Jose Mourinho's first Champions League tie since returning to Chelsea ended in disappointment as Swiss champions Basel earned a shock win at Stamford Bridge.

Oscar put the home side ahead with an angled first-time shot into the bottom corner at the end of the first half.

Basel's Mohamed Salah levelled when he fired across Blues keeper Petr Cech.  And the home crowd was left stunned as skipper Marco Streller won the Group E opener for the visitors with a late near-post header.

Chelsea have made their worst start to a Premier League season in a decade after drawing with Manchester United and losing to Everton in their last two matches.

But the Blues, who have won the Champions League and Europa League in the past two seasons, expected a change in fortunes as they returned to European action.

Instead Basel consigned Chelsea to their first Champions League group stage defeat at Stamford Bridge since October 2003.

The shock loss came exactly six years after Mourinho took charge of the final match of his first Blues spell, a 1-1 draw against Norwegian side Rosenborg.

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Jose Mourinho takes blame for Chelsea defeat to Basel

 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says he should take the blame for his team's Champions League 2-1 defeat by Basel.

Oscar put the home side ahead but Mohamed Salah equalised for Basel and Marco Streller headed in a late winner.

"When we lose I don't speak about the players or individuals, I speak about my responsibility," said Mourinho. "I am responsible."

New signing Samuel Eto'o started and Demba Ba was a second-half substitute, with Fernando Torres not on the bench.

However, the Portuguese insisted he has no concerns over his striking options, despite a lack of goals from them.

"I'm happy with the three strikers for the rest of the season," he said.

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