Following the previous match, in which the team defeated Stoke City, successfully holding down Chelsea and becoming the final team participating in the Champions League, Tony Twain became the person with whom the media was most concerned. His delightful smile appeared on several media platforms. His line about Europe coming back to Europe had even become a quotation that several Nottingham Forest fans loved to mimic. 

Some were happy, but others were disappointed. On the second day after the match, Chelsea officially announced that Scolari had lost his job as head coach. On paper, he was thanked for his contributions to the team and acknowledged for his results, not that there was much to acknowledge. During the two league seasons that Scolari led the team, Chelsea did not win any championships at all. Despite that, the team had to maintain a courteous facade. On paper, the reason for his dismissal was not stated. Scolari did not accept any interviews after he left the club, turning d