JJ-Sports > Football > Losing 0-1 with 21 kicks! After 4 consecutive losses, the 62-year-old Mourinho breaks the defense and criticizes the referee again: ugly + condoning the immorality of pharmaceutical companies

Losing 0-1 with 21 kicks! After 4 consecutive losses, the 62-year-old Mourinho breaks the defense and criticizes the referee again: ugly + condoning the immorality of pharmaceutical companies

In a focus match in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League that ended on November 6, Benfica lost 0-1 at home to Bayer Leverkusen. After a 4-game losing streak at the beginning, they ranked second from the bottom and had little hope of advancement. After the game, the 62-year-old Benfica coach Mourinho once again blasted his opponent Leverkusen and once again challenged the referee.

Mourinho bluntly stated that the referee allowed Leverkusen players to commit a large number of unethical behaviors during the game: "When a team engages in a large number of unethical behaviors, only one person should be responsible for it: the referee."

"It is rare to see a referee give a yellow card to a goalkeeper in the first half, and usually it will not be issued until the 89th minute. Then there are fouls, falling to the ground, forcing the game to be suspended, etc."

"The responsibility for the ugly part of this game lies with those who condone this behavior. Unfortunately, I know a referee, and I know that he doesn't have a good impression of me, and I don't have a good impression of him. I don't think we lost because of... the referee."

Mourinho's team got off to a good start in this game. In the 33rd minute, Otamendi almost broke the goal with a header on the post. However, after changing sides and fighting again, Benfica suddenly collapsed. In the 65th minute, Benfica's defense was penetrated by a through ball from Leverkusen. Schick's shot was saved and he scored the winning goal with a header.

According to statistics, Benfica blasted 21 shots and 6 of them were on target, completely crushing Leverkusen's 7 shots and 3 of them, but the final score was 0-1. This is the third time in Benfica's history that they have started a four-game losing streak in the Champions League.

Mourinho also created a shameful record. After he took office, he led Benfica to three consecutive losses in the Champions League. In addition, during Tottenham's period, he also suffered three consecutive losses in the Champions League when he coached Tottenham. Suffering 6 consecutive defeats in the Champions League, this is also the worst record of Mourinho's coaching career.

Currently, Benfica is 4 points behind 24th-placed Napoli. In the next round of "bottom of the table" battle with Ajax, Benfica must seize the opportunity, otherwise the hope of advancing to the play-offs may be lost early.