Jose Mourinho avoids Champions League quarter-finals as he watches Fulham Under 21s lose to former club Porto

  • Jose Mourinho opted against watching a Champions League fixture
  • Instead, the Chelsea boss saw Fulham U21s' 3-0 defeat by Porto U21s
  • Mourinho was at Fulham's Motspur Park along with his son Jose Junior
  • Real Madrid and Juventus join Bayern Munich and Barcelona in semi-finals

By Matt Maltby For Mailonline

Published: 17:48 EST, 22 April 2015 | Updated: 19:55 EST, 22 April 2015

The highly-anticipated Champions League quarter-final second leg clash between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid took place on Wednesday but that didn't bother Jose Mourinho as he watched Fulham Under 21s lose to former club Porto.

On the same night that Madrid knocked out rivals Atletico and Juventus overcame Monaco, Mourinho chose Fulham's Motspur Park training ground to have his dose of live football.

Joined by his son Jose Junior, who is on student terms with the Cottagers, the Chelsea manager was pitchside as Fulham suffered a disappointing defeat in the Premier League International Cup semi-final clash.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho watched Fulham Under 21s 3-0 defeat by Porto U21s on Wednesday

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho watched Fulham Under 21s 3-0 defeat by Porto U21s on Wednesday

Mourinho avoided the Champions League fixtures as he visited Motspur Park with son Jose Junior (left)

Mourinho avoided the Champions League fixtures as he visited Motspur Park with son Jose Junior (left)

Fulham's Liam Donnelley is dragged away by team mates after his red card against Porto

Fulham's Liam Donnelley is dragged away by team mates after his red card against Porto

Patrick Roberts works his way past three Porto players

Patrick Roberts works his way past three Porto players

Moussa Dembele - who has made a number of appearances in the Championship - also played for the U21s

Moussa Dembele - who has made a number of appearances in the Championship - also played for the U21s

A Leandro Silva hat-trick earned Porto a 3-0 win over Fulham U21s but it could have been different story had Liam Donnelly not been sent off just before half-time.

But Mourinho seemed in good spirits as he joked with Fulham goalkeeping coach Vic Bettinelli, whose son Marcus plays for the first-team at Craven Cottage and has been linked with a move to Chelsea.

Chelsea crashed out of the Champions League in the the last 16 this season as they failed to overcome PSG, who were defeated by Barcelona on Tuesday. 

But it's not all doom and gloom for the Blues as they close in on their first Premier League title since 2010. 

With six games to play, Chelsea are 10 points above closest challengers Arsenal and two wins will bring the trophy back to Stamford Bridge. 

Chelsea travel to Arsenal on Sunday before they host Premier League strugglers Leicester.

Leandro Silva scored a hat-trick for Porto to help them progress to the Premier League International Cup final

Leandro Silva scored a hat-trick for Porto to help them progress to the Premier League International Cup final

Silva celebrates with team-mates as his side Porto beat Fulham 3-0

Silva celebrates with team-mates as his side Porto beat Fulham 3-0

Real Madrid progressed to the Champions League semi-final with a 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid

Real Madrid progressed to the Champions League semi-final with a 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid

But Mourinho, whose side are closing in on the Premier League title, decided to miss the Madrid derby

But Mourinho, whose side are closing in on the Premier League title, decided to miss the Madrid derby

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