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Your support makes all the difference.Captain John Terry is in contention for Chelsea's crucial Champions League Group G clash with Porto on Wednesday night.
Terry suffered an ankle injury against Tottenham and missed last Saturday's loss to Bournemouth which leaves Jose Mourinho's position as manager under scrutiny.
Midfielder Ramires is also available, but striker Radamel Falcao remains out despite taking a limited part in training on Tuesday.
Mourinho said during his press briefing today: "Falcao is not fit, he just had a period with us [today], he's still a couple of weeks away. Terry and Ramires look fine."
A draw will take Mourinho's struggling Blues through to the last 16.
Ahead of the match, Mourinho has said that he still has the support of owner Roman Abramovich, who does not "change with the wind".
Mourinho added that the Blues' predicament is not his sole responsibility in issuing a veiled barb at his misfiring strike force, notably Diego Costa and Eden Hazard.
Mourinho was subject to the first managerial vote of confidence of Abramovich's 12-year ownership on October 5, but fortunes have hardly improved since.
The defending Premier League champions are 14th after eight defeats.
"This is not a one-man responsibility," said Mourinho, who is under contract until June 2019.
"There are no 'ifs'. Win, or draw, or lose. I am an optimistic guy. There are no 'ifs'.
"I did lots of good things in this club for the owner to know the quality I have. And if the owner shows me that belief twice - one, when he brought me back to the club, the second time when he gave me a new contract, for four years - I don't think the owner is a person to change with the wind.
"I know the wind with the results is an important wind. I know this wind is really strong, because the results in the Premier League are really bad, but I think the owner knows who I am, what I gave to the club and the owner believes I am the right person to do the job."
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