Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois wins Champions League recall for Schalke trip Meanwhile, Roberto Di Matteo insists he will not be out for revenge when his Schalke side face Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Di Matteo created history at Chelsea by lifting the Champions League as caretaker manager, but was sacked six months later after being handed a two-year permanent contract. Under the terms of that deal, it is believed Di Matteo continued to be paid £130,000-a-week by Chelsea while he was out of work. The 44-year-old returned to management with Schalke on October 7 and the Germans are second in Group G behind Jose Mourinho's men. Chelsea travel to Germany knowing that victory over Schalke would secure top spot in the group and qualification to the knock-out stages. "Time, in football, is very precious," said Di Matteo. You would always like to have time, but we all know that's not the case in modern football. You just have to live with that and get on with it. Life goes on after that. I have no sentiment for revenge or anything like that. I enjoyed a wonderful time at Chelsea with many people, and that's it. Two of Di Matteo's Chelsea Champions League heroes, Didier Drogba and goalkeeper Petr Cech, will be part of Mourinho's squad, but both men are set to start on the substitutes" bench. Thibaut Courtois is poised to win his Champions League place back from Cech, while top scorer Diego Costa is expected to start ahead of Drogba. "There is obviously a legacy between us," said Di Matteo. These are big players who have achieved a lot in their careers, and also players with whom I will always be in touch for the rest of our lives. Like other players who have left now. That's what the relationship is and will be forever. It was a great time, a highlight of a manager's career.