On May 19, Beijing time, the Europa League semifinals ended, Roma drew 0-0 with Bayer Leverkusen, and finally advanced to the final with a total score of 1-0! Jose Mourinho has also reached the European final again.
Jose Mourinho led Roma to the UEFA Europa League final last season, winning the fledgling competition. This season, he led the team to a difficult victory in the Europa League to reach the last four.
Facing former Real Madrid's "apprentice" Xavi Alonso in the semifinals, the boss showed his old side. In the first leg, Roma won 1-0 with Bovey's goal, and in the second leg, Uncle Bird showed his housekeeping skills - defense!
In the whole game, the Red Wolves had only 28% possession, only 1 shot on goal, 0 shots on target, as many as 23 opponents, 6 shots on target, and finally held a 0-0 draw, really a typical Mourinho-style victory!
After the promotion, the madman excitedly shook his fist to celebrate, and even shed tears, how could he not be excited? Reaching the European final for two consecutive seasons, although not the Champions League, still proves that he is not old.
You know, Jose Mourinho has played in five European finals in his coaching career, winning them all: leading Porto to the UEFA Cup in 2003, winning the Champions League in 2004, leading Inter to another Champions League in 2010, bringing Manchester United the Europa League in 2017 and winning the UEFA Europa League for the first time last season.
So can Mourinho win this 7th European final? It will face a severe test, because the opponent is the "king of the Europa League", Sevilla FC, who have won the title six times, and interestingly, La Liga powerhouse has not lost the Europa League final, and now, one side must lose!