Mourinho: Pharmaceutical companies have done a lot of things that violate football ethics, and the referee should be responsible

Hupu News, November 06: Benfica lost 0-1 at home to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Wednesday, suffering a fourth consecutive defeat, further exacerbating their predicament in advancing to the Champions League knockout rounds.

After the game, head coach Mourinho believed that the only thing the team lacked was the ability to seize opportunities, and complained that he once again encountered a referee who was "unfriendly" to him.

"The key is that we created a lot of opportunities but failed to take them. This happened from the beginning of the game and almost throughout the entire game.

According to the statistics I got, we had 21 shots. Of course, not every shot was on target, but I We did have four or five excellent opportunities.

In this game, our team played very well with or without the ball. Although we encountered some obstacles in the opponent's offensive transition, our offensive quality in the first and second phases was very high and we just seized opportunities in front of the goal. The lack of ability.

What hurts me the most is that a young player who performed well made a mistake that led to the goal. Although we tried hard to motivate and comfort the team from then on, Leverkusen retreated and blocked it with tall players. In the middle, we struggled to find space in the middle.

Obviously, I am very disappointed with the result, but I am very satisfied with the progress of the team and the quality of the game. "

Do you feel that this is the most unfair result you have experienced in coaching Benfica so far?

"Our performance was very good and comprehensive. The only flaw was that we failed to score. What we did well was what we prepared in advance. Lukebakio's movement, Pavlidis's retracement, all the tactics we prepared, the players executed them very well and showed extraordinary fighting spirit.

The loss is frustrating and irreversible, but it was really a good game. I told the players that if we can play like this and score goals, we will only lose one game in 10 games. And today is the one we lost..."

Is the game against Ajax decisive?

"Since the loss to Qarabakh, we have always emphasized that the game is crucial, and that game really determined our destiny. We played well against Chelsea and deserved more points; against Newcastle, we were suppressed by our opponents in the second half.

We don't need 12 points to advance, nor do we need 11 points, or even 11 points. It’s not necessary to reach 10 points.

But Napoli, Ajax, Real Madrid, Juventus... we have two games before the end of the year. If we can get 6 points, we still have a chance. At present, in terms of points, we are not in the championship, but the team played very well today."

Did today's referee's penalty affect the result of the game?

"I don't want to go into too much detail about the specifics of the game, especially since I didn't see the direct footage at the time.

I don't want to protest for the sake of protest, but all the unethical behavior they showed... I generally say that when a team When there is a lot of unethical behavior, only one person is responsible for it: the referee. It is rare to see the referee give a yellow card to the goalkeeper in the first half, and usually not until the 89th minute. Then there are fouls, falling to the ground, and forcing the game to be suspended.

But I won't go into the specifics of the game; maybe nothing special happened and nothing was obviously wrong, but we all have a role to play in the game and the responsibility for the ugly part of today's game lies with those who condoned this behavior.

Unfortunately, I know a referee who 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 didn't win today because we didn't score."