‘A 3RD UCL-FINAL DEFEAT WILL BE REALLY HARD FOR KLOPPP’ – JOSE MOURINHO
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Jose Mourinho believes a third Champions League final defeat would be “really hard” for Jurgen Klopp.
Next week’s all-English final between Liverpool and Tottenham is “surrounded by huge pressure”, says two-time winner Mourinho – not least for Klopp.
The Liverpool manager experienced Champions League final defeat for the second time in his career when the Reds lost to Real Madrid last June, five years after his Borussia Dortmund side suffered the same fate against rivals Bayern Munich.
“If Jurgen wins, it’s an incredible achievement for him,” Mourinho told Sky Sports News, in his first UK broadcast interview since he was sacked by Manchester United.
“If Jurgen doesn’t win, you know… to lose three Champions League finals… phew… that has to be really, really hard.
“But he is a very positive guy, I’m sure he’s just thinking about winning.
“Being a manager, and understanding what it means for a manager to play a Champions League final, there is always a negative side of it and the negative side is that one team will lose and one manager will lose.”
Klopp’s four-year wait for a trophy with Liverpool continued when his side lost the Premier League title to Manchester City by a single point on the last day of the season.
But next week’s final also provides an opportunity for Mauricio Pochettino to break his trophy-barren reign at Tottenham.
“Spurs are not winning titles and to win the first one would be fantastic and could lead to other domestic trophies because the Champions League is the biggest one of all,” said Mourinho.
“Finals are not to play, finals are to win.”
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