Match ends, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0, Chelsea 4.
Chelsea move joint top of Group G in the Champions League after a comfortable win at Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Gary Cahill poked home the opener after his initial header was saved, before ex-Chelsea player Tal Ben Haim was sent off for a wild lunge on Diego Costa.
Willian added a second from a free-kick, before headers from Oscar and Kurt Zouma wrapped up the win.
Dynamo Kiev's win against Porto means Chelsea need a point in their final group game to reach the last 16.
The Blues, level on 10 points with Porto and two ahead of Dynamo Kiev, host the Portuguese side at Stamford Bridge on 9 December.
A big win, but room for improvement
Mourinho believes his side are beginning to get their confidence back after a dismal start to the season but, despite taking an early lead through Cahill, it took until the 73rd minute before the Blues made the game safe.
For all their patient build-up Chelsea fell short in final third, prompting Mourinho to cut an increasingly frustrated figure on the touchline.
Willian, who was always dangerous from set-pieces, enabled Mourinho to breathe easy and from then on the fight evaporated from the hosts, allowing Oscar and substitute Zouma to add gloss to the scoreline.
In the end, it was a comfortable win, but Mourinho will know his side will need to show more in their crucial clash with Porto to ensure they get the result they need to progress.
Willian key for Chelsea
Once again, a number of Chelsea's big players failed to impress.
Eden Hazard struggled to stamp his authority on the game, while Costa was unable trouble home keeper Predrag Rajkovic.
Mourinho certainly appeared unhappy with Costa's first-half performance, with the two having an exchange of words as they made their way to the tunnel at the break while Loic Remy was sent out to warm up.
Willian, though, stood out. The midfielder has been impressive from set-pieces all season and it was from his corner that Chelsea scored their first, before his second-half strike took his tally from free-kicks this season to six - the most of any player in Europe's top five leagues.
Man of the match - Willian
What the manager said
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, speaking to BT Sport: "The win is very important, especially with what happened in Porto (a 2-0 loss to Dynamo Kiev). We really needed to win this match.
"It is also an important two victories in a few days. I hope confidence comes.
"It was important because we went a lot time without consecutive victories. To do that is great."
The stats you need to know
- Gary Cahill has scored exactly once in each of the last four Champions League seasons.
- Tal Ben Haim is the 11th player to see red against Chelsea in the Champions League.
- The Blues have scored in all but one of their last 14 Champions League games.
- Oscar has scored two in his last four CL games, having gone 16 without a goal in the competition.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have won just one of their 11 Champions League matches, finding the net in just four of those games.
What next?
Chelsea travel to Tottenham on Sunday looking for their second successive win in the Premier League. Their final Champions League group-stage game is at home to Porto on 9 December.
Line-ups
Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 95Rajkovic
- 2Dasa
- 26Ben HaimBooked at 40mins
- 31Garcia Badias
- 20Ben Harush
- 42Peretz
- 6AlbermanSubstituted forAzulayat 85'minutes
- 11Ben HaimSubstituted forBen Basatat 80'minutes
- 40Igiebor
- 22Rikan
- 7ZahaviSubstituted forItzhakiat 89'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Lifshitz
- 9Ben Basat
- 10Itzhaki
- 16Azulay
- 18Tibi
- 24Mitrovic
- 28Vermouth
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Begovic
- 28Azpilicueta
- 24Cahill
- 26TerrySubstituted forZoumaat 72'minutes
- 6Baba
- 4FàbregasBooked at 84mins
- 21MaticBooked at 59mins
- 22WillianSubstituted forRemyat 79'minutes
- 8Oscar
- 10E HazardSubstituted forPedroat 69'minutes
- 19Diego Costa
Substitutes
- 2Ivanovic
- 5Zouma
- 12Mikel
- 17Pedro
- 18Remy
- 27Blackman
- 36Loftus-Cheek
- Referee:
- Alberto Undiano Mallenco
- Attendance:
- 29,121
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home36%
- Away64%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away21
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away10
- Corners
- Home4
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0, Chelsea 4.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match Predrag Rajkovic (Maccabi Tel Aviv) because of an injury.
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Foul by Loïc Remy (Chelsea).
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Predrag Rajkovic (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro.
Goal!
Goal! Maccabi Tel Aviv 0, Chelsea 4. Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oscar with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Omri Ben Harush.
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Attempt blocked. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
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Attempt missed. Carlos García (Maccabi Tel Aviv) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Shlomy Yosef Azulay with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
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Attempt missed. Eden Ben Basat (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eli Dasa.
Substitution
Substitution, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Barak Itzhaki replaces Eran Zahavi.
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Attempt missed. Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oscar.
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Attempt missed. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
Substitution
Substitution, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Shlomy Yosef Azulay replaces Gal Alberman.
Booking
Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea).