Mourinho: “The failed sharks of the Champions League will arrive, it will be fun”

Jose Mourinho went from directing in the biggest clubs in Europe to seeking prominence with the Rome, something that he assumes with pride and professionalism, but he did not fall into the background and continues to make people talk with his statements. This Wednesday he appeared at a press conference after his team’s draw against Betis and caused controversy by responding in his style about the possibilities of the Spanish team in the Europe League.

In the middle of the wheel a journalist asked if the Betis are candidates to win the competition, causing an uncensored response from the Portuguese.

“I see him as a candidate, but the failed sharks of the Champions League will arrive, they will arrive big. it’s going to be fun”, pointed out a provocative ‘Mou’, alluding to the third parties of the Champions League who will play a playoff against the Europa League runners-up in February, for a place in the round of 16 of the tournament.

“We want to go through and finish second, but if we finish third, we will be candidates to win the Conference. They are opponents who should not come to the Europa League, it is the reality. The losers of the Champions”, Jose Mourinho added.

Barcelona, ​​Atlético, Ajax, Sevilla and Juventus are currently third in their respective Champions groups and could move on to the Europa League if they don’t correct their course.

The Portuguese strategist also valued the draw at the Benito Villamarín stadium against Betis (1-1), on matchday four of the Europa League group, because if they had “lost” his team would have “been eliminated” of the fight to be in the next phase of the European competition.

“Despite all the problems we have, injuries, suspensions, tiredness, accumulated games, playing against a team (Betis) that has changed six, seven players since the last game, we have put our heart”, said the former Real Madrid coach, who insisted that they had “better quality of play in the second half” and that “definitely“they deserved”the draw, which is life”.