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63: April 2013
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Jose left fuming by defeat
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho was left fuming after his side went down 2-0 to Barcelona in an ugly UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg.
The home side were reduced to 10 men in the 61st minute when Pepe was dismissed for a late challenge on Dani Alves, with replays suggesting the decision was harsh.
Mourinho was also sent to the stands for showing his displeasure to referee Wolfgang Stark and was left baffled by the decisions of the match official.
There were far too many acts of petulance and play-acting from both sides during the contest at Santiago Bernabeu, with Lionel Messi's two goals - the second of which was utterly sublime - deciding the contest.
But Mourinho simply wanted answers over Pepe's red card, which rules him out of the second leg at Camp Nou, while Sergio Ramos will also miss out after being booked for a foul on Messi.
Why
"Another miracle with 10 men wasn't possible," said an angry Mourinho, whose side were overwhelmed 5-0 on their previous visit to the Camp Nou this season
"Another miracle with 10 men wasn't possible," said an angry Mourinho, whose side were overwhelmed 5-0 on their previous visit to the Camp Nou this season
"Yes, I think we are eliminated. We will go to Camp Nou with everything and to get a result but I can't see it.
"We will be without Pepe and (Sergio) Ramos who didn't do anything and neither did I.
"I just want to know why? Why did Pepe get sent off? I just want someone to explain. Why did it happen?
"If I say what I think my career ends today.
"Sometimes I am a little bit disgusted to live in this world, but this is the world we live in.
"If we go there (Nou Camp) and score a goal, they will kill us again. We have no chance. They have to get to the final and that's that."
"Congratulations to a fantastic football team," Mourinho added in bizarre post-match press conference.
"But congratulations for all they have as well, it must be difficult to get to get all this power. Where does this power come from?
Scandals
Mourinho highlighted Barca's semi-final victory over his former club Chelsea in 2009, the Inter Milan semi-final from last season and now "the scandal of the Bernabeu," suggesting unfair red cards were issued to teams playing the Catalan side.
Mourinho highlighted Barca's semi-final victory over his former club Chelsea in 2009, the Inter Milan semi-final from last season and now "the scandal of the Bernabeu," suggesting unfair red cards were issued to teams playing the Catalan side.
"This thing happens in each semi-final," he said. "I am here just to ask this question and I hope to get the answer one day.
"Guardiola is a fantastic coach, but he has won one Champions League which I would be ashamed to win after the scandal at Stamford Bridge and this year, if he wins it again, it will be after the scandal at the Bernabeu.
"I hope that one day he will win a clean Champions League, with no incidents behind it.
"Today it's clear that against Barcelona you have no chance. I don't understand why. I don't know if it's the publicity of UNICEF (the club's shirt sponsor), I don't know if it's the friendship of (Spanish football federation president Angel Maria) Villar at Uefa, where he is vice-president, I don't know if it's because they are very nice, but they have got this power. The rest of us have no chance.
"Why couldn't Chelsea reach the final two years ago? It was a miracle that Inter reached the final last year.
"I am here just to ask this question and I hope to get the answer one day."
Date: 2011-04-28 09:54:22
Source: Skysports.com
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