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Europa League: Mourinho: “There will be teams in the Europa League that are built to win the Champions League”


Jose Mourinho, Roma coachannounced that his team’s goal is to qualify for the round of 32 of the European League, a round in which “there will be teams built to win the Champions League”, in reference to Barcelona, ​​​​who was eliminated from the highest European competition.

Under Mourinho’s leadership, Roma is forced to beat Bulgarian Ludogorets To reach the round of 16 of the European League, where they can face Barcelona, ​​​​who finished third in the “group of death” of the Champions League, and thus fall in that stage of the second European competition.

“The players’ ambition is not to win the Conference League againBut to go to the Europa League, although there will be teams that are built to win the Champions League,” said the Setúbal coach, the former Real Madrid coach.

We only have one result availableIt is a victory because we want to advance in the European League. It will be a tough match, but also for them (Ludogorets) who beat us in the first leg anyway.”

luso put value to rival“a team that will play knowing it has two out of three scores in its favour” but is “dangerous on the counterattack, with quick players who can create dangerous situations”.

Once again, Mourinho entrusted himself to his fans for the transcendent matchAs he did in the duel against Betis. “The victory in Verona gave us positivity, the stadium will be full and there will be an atmosphere for a decisive match, as happened last year against Bodo, Leicester and Vitesse,” he said.

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For the match, the coach will be able to call one of his best options for attackItalian Nicolo Zaniolo, whose European Football Association reduced his penalty for attacking Argentine Betis player German Pezzella, from three matches to two.

“I think it’s a fair opponent.At best, it seems to me that it should be a one-day penalty. “His presence is important to us because he can help us win,” he said.

However, the player received a tough challenge last Monday in the Italian Serie A and it is doubtful.: “I still don’t know if he will be able to play or not, because the bruise was big and the pain is important. Let’s see how he feels, I would like him to be available.”



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