Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, Roma coach, announced that his team’s goal is to go to the round of 16 of the European League, a round in which “there will be teams built to win the Champions League,” referring to Barcelona. eliminated from the highest European competitio
Rome, led by Mourinho, is forced to beat Bulgarian Ludogorets to reach the round of 32 of the European League, where it can face Barcelona, who finished third in the “Group of Death” in the Champions League, and therefore, falls into it. The second stage of the European competition
“The players’ ambition is not to win the conference league again, but to go to the Europa League matches, even though there will be teams that are built to win the Champions League,” said Setubalens, the former Real Madrid coach
“We only have one result available, and that is to win, 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,” he added
The Portuguese assessed his opponent, “a team that will play knowing it has two out of three scores in its favour” but “dangerous on the counterattack, with quick players who can create dangerous situations”
Once again, Mourinho entrusted himself to his fans for the transcendent match, as 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
For the match, the coach will be able to call up one of his best options for attack, the Italian Niccol Zaniolo, whose UEFA reduced his penalty for his Argentine striker German Pezzella, Betis player, from three games to two
