The Portuguese coach referred to the Spanish manager and the millionaire team he has in England, after reaching the Europa League final with Roma.
True to its style. The controversial Portuguese manager of Roma, Jose Mourinho he remembered his colleague Pep Guardiola Manchester City’s English strategist, after his team qualified for the Europa League final.
Once consumed the draw with Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, a result that allowed the team from the capital to access the definition of the competition, the former coach of Tottenham -among other clubs- He referred to the key suffered experienced before the Germans alluding to Barcelona’s former technical director.
“The only teams that don’t suffer are those exceptional teams that have 50 or 80 million players on the bench. “Launched Mourinho.
The Portuguese’s statement refers to the fact that his colleague had the pleasure of leaving footballers in the category of Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez who entered the home stretch of the duel that ended in a beating of the citizens against Real Madrid in the semi-final second leg of the Champions League.
“We lose 4 or 5 players and we suffer to win. In Rome he who enters is because it is his turn. We have invested 7 million in the market and we are in the final. What we have done is extraordinary.” added Roma’s DT.
Although he didn’t directly name the Citizens coach, it’s clear that the darts of “The Special One” were aimed at his colleague, with whom he has had several clashes in the Spanish league and also in the English Premier League .
Remember that the Mancuniano club has invested approximately $1.1 billion since the arrival of Guardiola during the 2016-2017 season, Mourinho’s words therefore have support.
AS Roma will take on Spain’s Sevilla in the Europa League final, a match scheduled for May 31 at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary.
For its part, Manchester City will seek its first Champions League against Inter Milan, a match which will take place on June 10 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
To get the trophies Mourinho and Guardiola will face each other again this time for the UEFA Super Cup a competition that brings together the winning teams of the most important competitions on the continent.
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