Jose Mourinho claims Chelsea fans will never forgive him after his Inter Milan knocked them out of the Champions League.

Samuel Eto'o scored the second-half goal which gave Inter a 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge and a 3-1 aggregate triumph over Mourinho's former players.

To make things worse for Chelsea, Didier Drogba was sent off for kicking out at Thiago Motta late on.

But, while it must have been a sweet victory for Mourinho, after having being axed by owner Roman Abramovich after winning two Premier League titles, the former Chelsea boss tried to play down its significance.

He said: "It's a victory as a group and a very important one for me as a coach, but not the victory of my life. That will be in the future.

"I'm so happy because of the way my team played. It was difficult for me to come here as an enemy where my 'home' is, here at Chelsea.

"Yesterday someone asked me if I would still be special if I lost here. Today I'm not so special for Chelsea supporters who will probably never forgive me."