Mourinho jostled and jeered by Barcelona fans

London - Jose Mourinho goes from one flashpoint to another and could be in trouble with the Football Association on Monday.

Jostled and jeered on arrival in Barcelona two days after an angry spat with West Bromwich Albion manager Bryan Robson, the Chelsea boss just can't avoid trouble.

Chelsea is trying to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit in the Champions League match. As the team arrived, some 50 Barca fans showed up at the airport to abuse Chelsea and spit at the team bus.

Mourinho angered Barcelona fans two weeks ago by accusing forward Lionel Messi of play-acting to get Asier Del Horno sent off at Stamford Bridge.

Meanwhile, the FA is waiting to read referee Mark Halsey's report from Chelsea's stormy 2-1 win at West Brom on Saturday. Mourinho had a running argument with Albion manager Robson.

Both managers could be charged with misconduct over their behaviour at the Hawthorns.

Robson subjected Mourinho to a tirade of expletives when Chelsea striker Didier Drogba appeared to dive after a challenge by Jonathan Greening.

Mourinho could be in trouble for sarcastically applauding Halsey when he sent off winger Arjen Robben for a foul on Greening.

The Chelsea manager made the West Brom players wait by delaying his team's reappearance for the second half.

He also left his technical area to react angrily to Robson's words, and had to be pushed away by security staff.

Mourinho congratulated his players on the field at the end of the game instead of shaking hands with Robson.

Chelsea issued a statement on Sunday suggesting that Robson had started the trouble.

"We felt that Bryan Robson set the tone for much of this from the first minute. He was insulting our players and our bench virtually from the start," club spokesperson Simon Greenberg said.

"After 57 seconds, he was out of the dugout accusing Damien Duff of diving and shouting at the referee, and that general tone continued."

Mourinho has often riled opponents by his behaviour or words - usually to gain a psychological advantage.

Last year, he accused Barca manager Frank Rijkaard of colluding with referee Anders Frisk at halftime of the first leg at the Camp Nou.

UEFA fined Mourinho for the allegation, but Chelsea won the second leg to advance to the next round.

During last season's League Cup final against Liverpool, Mourinho was accused of taunting rival fans by celebrating a goal by putting a finger to his lips. He said the silent gesture was aimed at the media.

Mourinho, who led FC Porto to unexpected UEFA Cup and Champions League titles in successive seasons and then guided Chelsea to its first league title for 50 years, is a master of mind games.

He has attracted animosity from rival fans, players and coaches, but Barcelona stars Messi and Deco say it is up to their team to shut Mourinho up.

"I want to produce the biggest match of my life against Chelsea to silence the mouth of Mourinho and his players," Messi told the Daily Star.

"They claim I am an actor. They are wrong. I am a professional footballer and I have received many kicks this season. The actors are for the cinema and not for sport.

"I do not want contact with Mourinho because he was deceptive with me through his behaviour. He should look at the bruises on my legs."

Deco, who played for Mourinho at Porto, dismissed the Chelsea manager's attempt to unsettle the Barcelona players.

"They will want us to fall into their traps on and off the pitch but we cannot afford that," Deco was quoted as saying in Monday's edition of the Sun. "Mourinho has created himself this football personality which he changes into when he wants to heat up a game or provoke opponents.

"We won't get involved in such foolishness. Our strength will be in playing our own game and repeating the level of concentration we showed in London." - Sapa-AP