"We have fully honoured the terms of Claudio's contract and we wish him good luck for the future," a spokesman for the club told Chelsea's website.\n\n
Chelsea resume their quest to derail the domestic title charge of Arsene Wenger's team this weekend with a match against Middlesbrough.
The ban will rule the 23-year-old Ghana midfielder out of both legs of Chelsea's Champions League last-16 tie, to be played on February 21/22 and March 7/8.
League leaders Chelsea and Liverpool however won their matches in the Premier League.
Both sides had already qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League and all that was at stake was first or second place in the group.
Mourinho's tinkerings meant a first start of the season for midfielder Scott McTominay, playing on the right of a three-man defence, while Anthony Martial played instead of the dropped Alexis Sanchez. On this evidence, more changes may be needed when United take on Valencia in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez paid tribute to the passion of his players and the roar of the Anfield crowd after beating Chelsea on penalties
Liverpool beat Chelsea 4-1 on penalties to reach the final for the second time in three seasons.
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho believes striker Didier Drogba holds the key to their Champions League semi-final against Liverpool at Anfield.
A first-half goal from Joe Cole gave Chelsea a 1-0 victory over Liverpool in the first leg of their all-English Champions League semi-final.
The two sides will be meeting for the 14th time since Jose Mourinho and Rafael Benitez arrived in English football in 2004 and there is little they do not know about each other.
Wednesday's Champions league first leg semi-final will be the 14th meeting between the two teams. Chelsea won six of those meetings and Liverpool four. Three were drawn.
Manchester United will carry the hopes of an all-English Champions League final with them this week when they host AC Milan and Chelsea face Liverpool at Stamford Bridge.
Though the draw gave United a four-point lead over Chelsea, that gap could be slashed to a single point on Sunday when the champions take on Newcastle United at St James' Park.
The Manchester United manager said on Monday his side possessed the character to retain their premier league title.
The Argentine striker said he can at last dedicate himself fully to Chelsea.
Barcelona went out of the Champions League in the first knockout phase on the away goals rule despite a 1-0 win over Liverpool.
Arsenal haven't lost to Chelsea in the league since September 1995.
Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United enjoyed comfortable wins in the English Premier League on Saturday as fans returned to stadiums after an eight-month absence.
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has much to ponder as he prepares his side for Saturday's local derby against Fulham at Stamford Bridge.
Manchester United beat Wigan to extend their lead atop the EPL after Chelsea were held by Reading.
Ivan Toney, once Brentford's lynchpin in attack, has moved to Al-Ahli for 40 million pounds ($52.50 million).
Manchester United are three points clear of champions Chelsea in the Premier League.
Chelsea had plenty of possession in the first leg Champions League semi-final but failed to make it count.
"They will be champions unless someone puts a bomb here," said the Arsenal coach.
Chelsea must end their hire-and-fire approach and make sure the club's next manager is a long-term appointment, interim boss Guus Hiddink said on Friday. The Dutchman has overseen a dramatic turnaround in fortunes, helping the champions climb to 10th in the Premier League after they were struggling one point off the relegation zone when he replaced the sacked Jose Mourinho in December. Chelsea have changed their manager 10 times since Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich became owner 13 years ago with 2005, 2006 and 2015 league winner Mourinho serving two spells at the helm and Hiddink twice operating in an interim role. "The club has to go in a new way where it is not on short spells," Hiddink told a news conference ahead of Saturday's game against seventh-placed Stoke City at Stamford Bridge. "I think now they have to go into a new era of Chelsea where managers have more than one or two years."
'I just do what the team needs me to do, just keep playing well and score more goals,' said the Chelsea striker after scoring in the 1-0 win over Barcelona in the Champions League.
Jose Mourinho accused Alex Ferguson of trying to influence referee Neale Barry at halftime in the 0-0 Stamford Bridge draw on January 12
The Englishman lasted 31 games, winning only 12, before the owners pulled the trigger.
A review of the weekend action in the leading European leagues.
Making the most of a rare start for Sarri's side, Loftus-Cheek inspired Chelsea to a 3-1 Europa League win over the Belarus champions at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.
Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is counting on Wayne Rooney to end England's 38-year wait to beat his native Sweden
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