Steaua Bucharest v Chelsea: Jose Mourinho storms out of press conference ahead of Champions League test

Chelsea must win to avoid running the risk of exiting the competition at the group stage for the second year running.
The Portuguese was already irritated about the looming ban being faced by Fernando Torres – his only in-form striker – for appearing to scratch Tottenham Hotspurdefender Jan Vertonghen.
But the tipping point was a question about the omission from his squad of midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.
After a quick response about the player’s poor performance at Swindon last week and in training, Mourinho stood up and quickly left with a “thank you” after saying it was “fantastic” that he was again being quizzed about players who were not playing rather than those who were.
Despite an ankle injury to Eden Hazard, which is likely to rule him out of the Premier Leaguematch away against Norwich City on Sunday, De Bruyne has not travelled to Romania for a game the manager has already suggested is a “must-win” and in tricky conditions against a side celebrating their first home appearance in this competition in five years.

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