On 21 February 2012, during a UEFA Champions League match against Napoli, Villas-Boas left Frank Lampard, Michael Essien and Ashley Cole on the bench, prompting the club's technical director to ask for an explanation of the team selection on behalf of Abramovich.
February 2012, during a UEFA Champions League match against Napoli, Villas-Boas left Frank Lampard, Michael Essien and Ashley Cole on the bench. This was on 21. February 2012 Villas-Boas was prompting the club's technical director. This was during a UEFA Champions League match against Napoli. This was on 21. This was to ask for an explanation of the team selection on behalf of Abramovich.