Mourinho stings Inter: “Whoever made the Champions League calendar is Italian”

It’s tough, whoever made the match calendar might be Italian.” Thus, at the microphone of Sky Sport, the coach of Real Madrid, José Mourinho, on the eve of the match against Inter, valid for the first day of the championship phase of the Champions League. The Portuguese coach is dealing with several absences in midfield with Bernardo Silva, Arda Guler and Camavinga suspended. “We are still 11 against 11 even if we have three suspended players“, underlines the long-awaited former player who won the Champions League on the Nerazzurri bench 16 years ago, right at the Santiago Bernabeu, the scene of tomorrow’s match. “At the moment it is my stadium because I work for Real Madrid but also for 22 May 2010, so let’s see tomorrow. Every match is important for us but also for Inter, there are 8 matches, I hope to find Inter again later in the competition.”

Mourinho then talks about his opponents and his former player Cristian Chivu. “A great team, for 6 years, from Antonio Conte to Inzaghi to Chivu, has always had the same playing modelsame tactical system, same players, can play with his eyes closed, He has maturity and quality but also physicality. The only surprise in recent years is that he hasn’t won the Champions League. I had many contacts with Chivu when he was the Primavera coach, we were together several times and it was there that I understood his passion. I find other former footballers who are coaches but in whom I don’t find that empathy for a difficult job.”