JOSE Mourinho will return to his old stomping ground on the Fulham Road in two weeks' time with the first-leg advantage in this Champions League round of 16 tie, but Chelsea will await him with some confidence after grabbing a vital away goal in the San Siro.
replica breitling watchesDefeat on the night for Carlo Ancelotti's men was compounded by the loss of goalkeeper Petr Cech with a knee injury in the second half, but they had also suffered an earlier setback when striker Diego Milito put Mourinho's side ahead inside three minutes.
Chelsea came back to equalise through Salomon Kalou in the 51st minute but Inter restored their advantage four minutes later when Esteban Cambiasso drilled in the winner.
Kalou's goal may yet prove to be the pivotal moment of the tie when the two teams meet again in the return leg at Stamford Bridge next month.
A match that had been built up as a contest between the two coaches - Ancelotti was, of course, returning to his former home - sparked into life when Thiago Motta's through ball found Milito inside the Chelsea penalty area. And when John Terry half-heartedly attempted to block Milito's progress, the Inter striker slammed the ball beyond Cech at the near post.
Mourinho greeted the goal with an approving nod from his seat in the Inter dugout.
In the 11th minute, Nicolas Anelka tried his luck with an angled drive but the Frenchman could only find the side netting. Overall, though, Chelsea's response to their early setback was promising and moments later Kalou brought a save from Julio Cesar with a speculative 25-yard drive.
links of london charms Chelsea won a free-kick some 35 yards out when Dejan Stankovic fouled Ballack in the 15th minute and they were unlucky not to equalise. Drogba's fierce attempt on goal cannoned back off the crossbar with Cesar well beaten.
Ballack then forced Cesar to punch clear with a swerving 18-yard drive.
In the 22nd minute Milito was booked for going down after an imaginary challenge by Ricardo Carvalho and Kalou followed him seconds later after a foul on Wesley Sneijder.
The early goal had sparked Chelsea into life and the game was hardly the defensive lockout many had predicted. Apart from Milito's goal, Chelsea had looked untroubled in defence and dominated possession.
John Obi Mikel sent a rising drive into the arms of Cesar in the 29th minute as Chelsea continued to press for a leveller, but Inter spurned a gilt-edged chance to increase the lead in the 34th minute when Sneijder's cross found Eto'o unmarked on the edge of the six- yard box. Instead of planting the ball past Cech, he completely missed his kick.
Chelsea should have been awarded a penalty seconds before the interval when Kalou went down under a challenge from Walter Samuel, but their claims were denied and referee Manuel Gonzalez was surrounded by Chelsea players at the half-time whistle.
In the 51st minute, however, Chelsea were level through Kalou. Branislav Ivanovic created the opportunity when he ran unchallenged to the edge of the Inter penalty area.
The Chelsea right-back looked to have over-run the ball but somehow managed to turn it into the path of Kalou, who curled it in from the edge of the box.
Kalou and the rest of the Chelsea squad then ran to the dugout in a clear show of support for coach Ancelotti.
It took Inter just four min
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