What did Jose Mourinho say when he set up a disastrous streak in the Champions League?

Going into the match, Benfica were under immense pressure as they had not won any points in the previous 3 matches. Fans of the Portuguese club hoped to get a positive result to keep their hopes of passing the first round alive, while also saving the reputation of the strategist who was once the number 1 name in the European arena.

In fact, Mourinho and his team performed very well. They created an active game, pressing their opponents fiercely. But what they lacked was the ability to take advantage of opportunities. Benfica had 21 shots, 3 times more than Leverkusen, but did not score any goals. Then the rule of not scoring then conceding was repeated. The Portuguese club conceded the only goal after a precise header by Patrik Schick.

They finished the match 0-1, suffering their fourth consecutive defeat in the European Cup, including three defeats under Mourinho. Worse, the Portuguese club failed to score any goals in all three matches. They are currently at the bottom of the Champions League table with Ajax.

This is Mourinho's worst streak in the history of participating in the world's number 1 playground. Even in his dreams, the 2004 and 2010 champion could hardly believe that his team would lose consecutively and not score a single goal like that.

Benfica are bottom of the table, sharing position with Ajax

“I think the key was all the chances we didn’t take,” he lamented after the game. “It started early and continued throughout the game. We had 21 shots, obviously not all of them on target, but we had four or five very good chances.

We were in control of the game, playing very well, with quality, but then we missed in front of goal. Then I was heartbroken because a young player who had a great game made a mistake that led to a goal. And from that moment, although we tried to calm down and encourage… they sat deeper, with four or five giants pressing in the centre of the defence, and we are not a strong team in the air.”

The Portuguese coach continued to point the finger at the referee. He believes that because the referee did not like him, he made many decisions that were unfavorable to Benfica. “It was difficult to see the referee give a yellow card to the goalkeeper in the first half and then they still rolled on the field to stop the game. That is what I am very disappointed about. I will not go into the details of the game. The bad part of today's game is that I know he did not like me very much, and I did not like him very much,” said Mourinho.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/jose-mourinho-noi-gi-khi-thiet-lap-mach-tran-tham-hoa-o-champions-league-post1793809.tpo