Mourinho: What I Whispered In Pep's Ear Before Eliminating Barca
23 May, 2020
Jose Mourinho has finally revealed what he told Pep Guardiola on the touchline before his Inter Milan side eliminated Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League.
Prior to the two tacticians went head-to-head in LaLiga for three seasons, Mourinho was responsible for Inter where led the club to the historic treble in the 2009/2010 season.
On the way to lifting the Champions League, the Serie A outfit had to see through Guardiola's Barcelona team, who were the defending champions.
There is a famous moment where Guardiola was chatting to Ibrahimovic on the sidelined and Mourinho decided to chime in.
“When [Sergio] Busquets fell I was standing between our bench, theirs and the main point where Thiago Motta have been expelled,” Mourinho told Gazzetta dello Sport.
“Out from the corner of my eye I possibly could see the Barcelona bench celebrating as though that they had already won.
“Guardiola called over [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic to speak about tactics: tactics in playing 11 against 10. THEREFORE I just thought to him, 'Don't party yet, this game is not over'.”
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za