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Xavi’s Barcelona on course to break 19-year-old Mourinho Chelsea record 

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 are on track to beat all clean sheet records set in Europe’s top-five leagues, with them sitting currently joint third among the 8 teams to have kept 23 or more in the 21st century. 

Top among the records list sits the one achieved by 

The Blues emphatically ousted reigning champions Arsenal that Premier League season by 12 points, blanking the opponents 25 times in the process.

Petr Cech was responsible for 24 of those clean sheets in the Premier League that campaign.

 already has 25 to his name this campaign. Barcelona still have four games left to play in La Liga – Real Sociedad, Real Valladolid, Real Mallorca, and Celta Vigo.

Makelele claims even Guardiola and Mourinho would struggle to succeed at Chelsea

 has made some pretty big claims about his former side. The Frenchman said that even managers like 

“It’s a difficult situation – not only for 

 – it would be for any other manager,” Makelele said.

“You could have brought in Guardiola, Mourinho or whoever you think is the best. But they would have struggled because he was dealing with very new players.

“He didn’t know their background and everything that’s going on. Frank accepted the challenge. The win last Saturday would have done some good and brought a little bit of happiness.”

“Football isn’t easy – the strategy of this new owner is normal with different people coming in. We’ve seen many examples of that.

“You can look at Manchester City or Paris Saint-Germain… Chelsea’s situation isn’t negative. It can change – and it can change quickly.

“We are building a young team. If you look at Arsenal, that’s exactly what they are doing. We need a bit of time. Next season we will be ready.”

Jose Mourinho turns down Chelsea return (reliability: 3 stars)

Corriere dello Sport reports Mourinho was contacted by a Chelsea director, who wanted to discuss the possibility of him taking on the job in West London, adding him to the list of potential candidates.

However, the Portuguese made it clear that he had no interest in this, wanting to meet with owner Dan Friedkin and stay with Roma.

Mourinho's current with his current contract will expire in June of next year. He’s been linked with multiple jobs, including the Brazilian national team and Paris Saint-Germain.

Mourinho has reminded many of his quality in the dugout during his time with Roma, guiding them to their first ever major European title last season in the Europa Conference League. 

Things have been a little more difficult this campaign, but the Giallorossi are still in the Europa League semi-finals.

 is currently reported as the favourite to succeed Graham Potter on a permanent basis.

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Xavi is not on that brink yet..... considering the fact that the season in reference was Jose's debut season at Chelsea.

Player		G
Erling Haaland	Man City	27
Cole Palmer	Chelsea	22
Alexander Isak	Newcastle	21
Ollie Watkins	Aston Villa	19
Philip Foden	Man City	19

Xavi’s Barcelona on course to break 19-year-old Mourinho Chelsea record

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