‘It’s a shame’: Jose Mourinho slammed over ugly tactics by Roma against Bayer Leverkusen in Europa League

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But following the disciplined defensive performance in Germany, Mourinho was slammed for his ‘ugly’ tactics by Leverkusen midfielder Kerem Demirbay.

“It’s a shame that in a semi-final at such a high level that this type of play can be rewarded. They made things very ugly at the end,” he was quoted as saying by RTL.

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Mourinho is bidding for back-to-back European titles with Roma after winning the inaugural edition of the Europa Conference League last season. He has won the Europa League — or UEFA Cup as it was previously known — with both Porto and Manchester United and also has two Champions League titles.

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“It’s an unbelievable team, I don’t know if I can ask for more from Roma but these guys deserve something special,” Mourinho told Sky Sports.

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