Jose Mourinho breezed signed as Chelsea manager in 2004 and set in motion a stay that would encompass tears, triumphs and tantrums.

Given millions to spend by Chelsea's billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, Mourinho set about building a side that would deliver the club their first top-flight title for 50 years.

The 'Special One' is back at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night for the first time since he left the club in September 2007.

Inter Milan will bring with them a 2-1 advantage from the first leg at the San Siro and Mourinho knows they will need to be at their best to keep Chelsea at bay.

Almost five years ago, he brought Chelsea their first title triumph in five decades. It was swiftly followed by a second one the following year (2006) as Mourinho set about elevating the Blues into a club with some history.

But the success on the pitch was mirrored by tantrums off it. Most notably his feud with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger - who Mourinho famously described as a "voyeur".

He incurred the wrath of Liverpool too when he tried, unsuccessfully, to prise Steven Gerrard from their grasp. His relationship with the Merseysiders was also affected by Luis Garcia's winning goal in their Champions League semi-final in May 2005.

Mourinho never, ever, once conceded that his shot had crossed the line before William Gallas booted it to safety.

There was never a dull moment with the Setubal-born coach, but not all of what happened at Stamford Bridge under Mourinho was particularly edifying.

Mourinho was subject to a two-match ban when Bayern Munich visited Stamford Bridge for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in 2005 after making comments following an acrimonious victory over Barcelona in the previous round that led to the retirement of referee Anders Frisk.

Mourinho claimed he saw Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard enter Frisk's dressing room during half-time at the Nou Camp, but UEFA were not impressed and exiled him to the stands.

The Portuguese even managed to court controversy when winning the Carling Cup in 2005 against Liverpool.

He had provocatively put his finger to his lips and waved to the Liverpool fans but later said he had been waving at his wife.

There were other more amusing incidents, particularly when he was arrested after refusing to let police put his pet Yorkshire terrier Leya into quarantine in May 2007.

But despite all his off-the-field tantrums, he brought glory and success to Chelsea until, almost inevitably, the two parties fell out of love with each other.

Mourinho signed some of the biggest names in the game and turned others like Didier Drogba and Petr Cech into world stars. Chelsea even remained unbeaten in the league at home during his entire tenure.

His 4-3-3 formation was, at its best, a joy to watch but after two successive Barclays Premier League triumphs, Manchester United won back the crown and Chelsea were beginning to become boring to watch.

It was no surprise that Mourinho's relationship with Abramovich was also crumbling.

It was sparked by the arrival of Russian striker Andriy Shevchenko against Mourinho's wishes and things got worse when Abramovich hired the Israeli manager Avram Grant to be Chelsea's director of football, again against Mourinho's wishes.

The writing was on the wall long before the 2007-08 season began. The previous January, Mourinho had wanted to strengthen his injury-hit defence but Abramovich refused him the cash. It was to prove the turning point in the relationship.

With the two parties drifting ever apart matters appeared beyond repair after the FA Cup final at Wembley in 2007 when Chelsea beat Manchester United with a Drogba goal.

It was Mourinho's last trophy in England - a clean sweep but the sight of him holding up six fingers and mouthing the number was rather telling. The Champions League was the one trophy to elude him, made worse by two semi-final defeats at the hands of Liverpool.

By September, after a night with his players promoting a club documentary, it was announced that he had left the club. What began as a wild rumour was confirmed by Chelsea in a statement on their official website at 2am on the morning of Thursday, September 20, 2007.

Mourinho is believed to have informed senior players of his departure following training the previous day and some of them were later in tears as he said his final goodbyes.

The 'Special One' had gone but he left a void in English football that no-one has even come close to filling since - on or off the pitch.