Jose Mourinho defends Drogba selection in game against Schalke 04: Diego Costa wasn't fit enough for the game

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says Diego Costa did not start his side's opening Champions draw with Schalke because the striker was not fit enough.

Mourinho's side laboured to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, but wasted several clear chances to kill the game off.

Despite scoring seven goals in his first four games for the club, Costa was only named as a substitute as Mourinho opted to start Didier Drogba instead.

"Costa has a problem," Mourinho said of his striker. "If he has one week to let the muscle recover he can start a game. Playing on Saturday, three days is not enough for him to recover.

"It was not to protect for the game Sunday [at Manchester City], it was because today he was not in condition to start the game."

Costa replaced Drogba shortly after Schalke equalised through Klaas Jan Huntelaar, but the Spaniard failed to make an impact.

The forward sparked fears after he withdrew from the Spain squad to face Macedonia in the recent international break, citing a hamstring injury.

Mourinho, however, quashed worries over Costa's fitness before the striker returned to score a hat trick against Swansea last weekend.

Now though, the Blues manager says midweek games will be a rarity for the 25-year-old.

"He played here one match and he was perfect," Mourinho said. "He went to the national team and after the game against France he came back to us injured. He came to us [from Atletico] and he was completely fine. He had a problem again in the national team, not with us.

"Now we have the problem and now we have to resolve the problem the best we can. Today he was not in condition to play. Sunday we believe he is.

"Next week against Bolton [in the Capital One Cup] for sure he isn't. We have to manage the situation until the moment he's completely fine. If today he starts the game, for sure he cannot play on Sunday. We have to go step by step."

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Barcelona's main training ground to be renamed after late manager 'Tito Vilanova'

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona's Board of Directors have approved a proposal to rename Barcelona’s main training pitch the ‘Campo de Entrenamiento Tito Vilanova’ to celebrate the popular former coach who died from throat cancer in April, aged 45.

The club felt it was during training where Vilanova did his best work, so this was an appropriate way of remembering him.

The Spaniard was held in high esteem throughout the club, and he led Barcelona to the La Liga title in 2012-13, his only season as manager.

That campaign was interrupted by cancer treatment in New York however, and the club legend succumbed to the disease earlier this year.

Vilanova was also Pep Guardiola's assistant between 2008 and 2012 when the Catalans won La Liga three times and two Champions League titles.

The date on which the club will officially rename the training ground has yet to be announced. 

Barcelona have not won a major trophy since Vilanova's departure, but the players, including Lionel Messi and Neymar, looked relaxed in Tuesday's training session as the Catalans prepared to face Apoel Nicosia in Wednesday's Champions League clash.

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Puff Daddy acquire a massive $40m Holmby Hills estate near Playboy Mansion in LA

Puff Daddy is reportedly the newest homeowner in the prestigious Holmby Hills neighbourhood.

The music mogul, who's estimated net worth is $700m, recently closed escrow on a $40m estate in the exclusive Los Angeles enclave where Michael Jackson died and where Hugh Hefner currently resides.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the property comes with a 17,000-square-foot two-story main house and 3,000-square-foot guesthouse.

Puff Daddy, 44, acquired the sprawling European style villa which houses eight bedrooms and eleven bathrooms.

The lavish amenities include a steam room, massage room, beauty salon, 35-seat theater, gym and wine room.

And TMZ reported the house is brand new and was only built six months ago.

Diddy will soon be relaxing in the lagoon style swimming pool that comes with a grotto connected by an underwater swimming tunnel

The father-of-five has been in the market for a place to live in the area for many years now.

He has many successful business ventures aside from his music fortunes which encompass a clothing line, vodka brand and digital cable television network.

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