Chelsea signed Deco, the 30-year-old Portugal’s Brazilian-born playmaker, from Barcelona on Monday, the day before Brazilian Luiz Felipe Scolari takes over as coach of the Premier League side.

Deco won the Champions League title with Porto in 2004 under Jose Mourinho and then with Barcelona in 2006.

Deco, aka Magico, started his career with Brazilian club Corinthians, before moving to Portugal in 1999. He won three Portuguese titles as well as the UEFA Cup and Champions League before moving to Barcelona in 2004.

“I am sure I have come at the right time to do great things and help Chelsea go back to the way it was and come back to being the first one not only in England but also in the champions League which has been a dream for so long,” Deco quoted on Chelsea web site.

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UEFA Champions League Final 2008 is finally here. The 2 teams are Manchester United and Chelsea, both english teams. It will be played on 21st May 2008 20:45 CET (19:45 BST, 22:45 Moscow) at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow. Referee will be Lubos Michel from Slovakia.

Manchester United Probable Starting XI:
Van der Sar, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Park/Anderson, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Rooney.

Chelsea Probable Starting XI:
Cech, Essien, Carvalho, Terry, Cole - Ballack, Makelele, Lampard, Cole, Drogba, Kalou

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