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Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho after Barcelona clash: I heard in the changing room that it was impossible to win at Camp Nou
The Portuguese refused to comment on the refereeing performance and hinted that his team did not feel they could triumph at the Camp Nou
26 Jan 2012 08:37:00
By Enis Koylu
Jose Mourinho - Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho claimed after his side's Copa del Rey elimination to Barcelona that his team were never likely to be allowed to triumph at Camp Nou, claiming his players had deemed such an outcome 'impossible'.
Mourinho's men came back from a two-goal deficit at Camp Nou to draw 2-2 on the night, but were eliminated courtesy of their 2-1 defeat at the Bernabeu in the first leg.
Speaking in the wake of his side's 4-3 aggregate exit, the Portuguese hinted that his team went into the game expecting to go out of the competition, likely alluding to refereeing decisions.
"I heard in the changing room that it is impossible to win here," he told the media after the match, and when pressed for a reason why the players had thought in such a way, he added: "Just ask them."
Sergio Ramos had a goal chalked off for a push on Dani Alves and went on to pick up a second booking in the dying minutes of the tie, but Mourinho refused to be drawn into criticising the match officials.
"I will not speak about the referee. We came with the hope of getting through. We knew it was very difficult, but we came with the hope of achieving it." he affirmed.
However, the Blancos boss went on to say that he had become used to suffering similar blows during clashes against Barcelona in his career, concluding: "I played here with Chelsea, with Inter, and with Real Madrid in the Champions League. This is a familiar situation to me."
Barcelona will face the winner of tomorrow's clash between Valencia and Levante in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.
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Mourinho's men came back from a two-goal deficit at Camp Nou to draw 2-2 on the night, but were eliminated courtesy of their 2-1 defeat at the Bernabeu in the first leg.
Speaking in the wake of his side's 4-3 aggregate exit, the Portuguese hinted that his team went into the game expecting to go out of the competition, likely alluding to refereeing decisions.
"I heard in the changing room that it is impossible to win here," he told the media after the match, and when pressed for a reason why the players had thought in such a way, he added: "Just ask them."
Sergio Ramos had a goal chalked off for a push on Dani Alves and went on to pick up a second booking in the dying minutes of the tie, but Mourinho refused to be drawn into criticising the match officials.
"I will not speak about the referee. We came with the hope of getting through. We knew it was very difficult, but we came with the hope of achieving it." he affirmed.
However, the Blancos boss went on to say that he had become used to suffering similar blows during clashes against Barcelona in his career, concluding: "I played here with Chelsea, with Inter, and with Real Madrid in the Champions League. This is a familiar situation to me."
Barcelona will face the winner of tomorrow's clash between Valencia and Levante in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey.
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