Chelsea entered a mini-crisis, by their own standards, with their second defeat in a week as they lost 1-0 at Real Betis in the Champions League on Tuesday night. And the result, the worst display by Chelsea since he took charge, has persuaded Jose Mourinho to stop talking and listen to his team’s opinions ahead of a crunch league match against Manchester United.Chelsea on Tuesday were a shadow of the side that has built a nine-point lead in the Premier League. They showed little application in the first half, giving the ball away far too often, and went behind to a goal from substitute Dani in the 28th minute. Chelsea improved in the second half against an inspired Betis and were unlucky not to equalise when a shot by midfielder Michael Essien hit both posts without crossing the line.However, Mourinho acknowledged Chelsea did not deserve to avoid their first defeat inside regulation time this season. ‘‘I’ve been here for 15 months, perhaps 80 matches at Chelsea, and this was the worst performance’’, Mourinho said. ‘‘The first half was too bad to be true. Maybe the players thought it was a knockout game and we were 4-0 up. The attitude was too relaxed for a game when we’re playing for points.’’Mourinho admitted that he was not happy about the way the match had been refereed, insisting that Luxembourg match official Alain Hamer had allowed the Betis players to waste too much time during the second half. 10-DAY BLUES GROUP E PSV beat Milan 1-0 for their second home win over the Italians this year, after their 3-1 victory over Milan in the second leg of the semi-finals last season. They now top Group E with 7 points Milan are second with five points, the same as Schalke 04 GROUP F Real Madrid and Lyon are the first teams to make it through to the knockout stage. Real brushed Rosenborg aside 2-0 in Trondheim. The goals came from Mikael Dorsin (own goal) and Guti. It leaves them with nine points from four games, in second spot behind Lyon in Group F. The French champions were in fine form, beating Olympiakos Pireaus 4-1. GROUP G Liverpool beat Anderlecht 3-0 at Anfield and moved closer to qualification from Group G with goals from Fernando Morientes, Luis Garcia and Djibril Cisse. Liverpool top the group with 10 points, three clear of Chelsea and four ahead of Real Betis. GROUP H Inter came from behind to beat Porto 2-1 with two goals from Julio Cruz to stay top of Group H. Artmedia twice came from behind to draw 2-2 with Rangers in Bratislava. Inter, with nine points from four matches, look set to qualify while Artmedia (5), Rangers (5) and Porto (3) all still in the hunt for a place in the knockout phase.
