‘He achieved his goal in a disgusting way’: Leverkusen players give their all to Mourinho

This Thursday, the Europa League finalists have been defined. Sevilla had to fight back in added time to beat Juventus and get through to the final. On the other side of the key, José Mourinho’s Roma and Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen met .

In the first leg played in the Italian capital, the La Loba team managed to win with a tight 1-0. Thus, the aspirin club entered the field with the aim of turning the tide.

However, Mourinho’s tactical disposition was extremely conservative, taking advantage of the early result to manage the game which ultimately ended scoreless.

This allowed Roma to win the option of being runners-up, of course, in the German team, the style offered by the Portuguese left bad feelings.

“It’s a shame that such a style of play can be rewarded in such a high level semi-final. “, said Kerem Demirbay on ‘RTL’ after the game. “It’s bitter, very bitter. Also for football. But we have to congratulate our opponent. He achieved his goal in a disgusting way “, he completed.

And he was not the only one, his words being supported by his partner Nadiem Amiri. “I’m sunk. We didn’t deserve to be eliminated by a team that has nothing to do with football. I wonder how it’s possible, because of the way they played today and last week… It’s not football. That a team like this is in the final is crazy “, he assured.

For his part, the sporting director of Leverkusen, Simon Rolfes, assured that “after each shot on goal there was another player on the ground that they had to take out on a stretcher because he was seriously injured. I think everyone who was at the stadium today wishes Sevilla good luck in the final. It’s sad that this way of playing leads to success “, he launched.

In turn, coach Xabi Alonso was more cautious in the press conference that followed. There, he indicated that “I don’t want to regret here. We were able to score our goals because we had enough chances. We gave everything to reach this final, the only difference was this goal ”.

“I’m happy with the performance and I’m proud of the boys. We must continue. Courage and go!” he added.

He also referred to the gesture of Leverkusen fans, who recognized the team and the DT after falling into the key. “We are grateful for the support from our fans before the game, during the game and after the game. It was amazing!”.

On the other side, José Mourinho justified his proposal. “This result was not a tie, but a triumph, and the truth is that it makes me very happy to be able to play another European Cup final “, said.

He also clarified that his “concern is not to go down in the history of Rome, but to help the boys grow and do important things. I want to help the romanistas who gave me so much from day one and that’s why I’m so happy to reach another final”.