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'If anyone can make European history, it's Mourinho'

Jose Mourinho and Chelsea pose the biggest threat to Bayern Munich, says Arjen Robben © Getty Images

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Arjen Robben believes Jose Mourinho will be the first manager to win the Champions League with three different clubs, describing his former Chelsea boss as the "special one for special games".

Mourinho announced himself on the managerial scene in 2004, when he went racing down the Old Trafford touchline after a last minute goal earned Porto a famous win 3-2 aggregate win over Manchester United. They went on to win Europe's premier cup competition.

Chelsea came calling but it lasted just three years as Mourinho failed to deliver the one trophy owner Roman Abramovich craved. Mourinho headed to Inter Milan and won it within two years.

Now back at Stamford Bridge, Mourinho has guided Chelsea to two wins and a draw in the Champions League so far this season, and Robben - trying to win it himself with Bayern Munich - believes his former employers can write himself into history.

"If somebody can do it as a manager, he can," Robben told The Telegraph. "He is a specialist when it comes to preparing his teams for the big games, tactically and mentally.

"You cannot forget that they also have some very good players in the team, but he is the ideal guy for them. He is the special one for the special games.

"I see Chelsea, and Arsenal, too. They are always a dangerous team.

"Obviously, if we win our group and they come second in theirs, you already know who we will play in the last 16 after our meetings in recent seasons.

"But you have those two, you have Juventus, Real, Barcelona, Dortmund and a lot of other good teams in the Champions League, so it is going to be very difficult to win this year."

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