Jose Mourinho eager for Champions League qualification

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has urged his players to go out and secure Champions League qualification when they face Basel this week.

The Blues need just a point in Switzerland on Tuesday in order to book their place in the last 16 of the competition.

Mourinho wants his side to "kill" the tie so that they can relax when they face Steaua Bucharest in their final fixture.

"We are going to try to win and kill it," he told the club's official website.

"We have so many crucial matches in December that if we can have one less and the one less is Steaua then it will be a help."

Chelsea head into the match against Basel on the back of Saturday's 3-0 win at West Ham United in the Premier League.