Mourinho has succeeded in questioning the mentality of Barcelona in the return leg match against Liverpool. Barcelona came to play that match after leaving the first match by 3 goals to nil, and left with a 4:0 defeat which disqualified them for going further in the competition.
“If you see that goal in an under-14 or an under-15 match you would say, ‘the kids are sleeping, the kids have no mentality to play football, the kids have to learn the basics of the game’.
“But we are speaking about the best players in the world and to concede that goal really shows you a state of mind.
“At half-time, I said if Liverpool score a second goal the atmosphere will be really difficult to cope with and the atmosphere was really difficult to cope with.
“But Barcelona have some of the best players in the world. It’s their natural habitat to play at that level, it’s their natural habitat to play Barcelona [versus] Real Madrid, Champions League final, Champions League semi-final every season,” Mourinho said on beIN SPORTS.