Jose Mourinho has insisted he is
'unlucky' after ten-man Chelsea lost 5-4 on
penalties to Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich in
Friday's UEFA Super Cup final in Prague.
European champions Bayern needed a 121st-
minute equaliser from Spain's Javi Martinez to
take the game to penalties, after it finished 2-2 in
extra time, as the Bavarians avenged their 2012
Champions League final defeat at the hands of
Chelsea in Munich.
When Chelsea replacement Romelu Lukaku
missed the 10th spot-kick after the previous nine
successful attempts, it meant Bayern finally lifted
the Super Cup at the fourth attempt to leave
Chelsea boss Mourinho disgruntled.
Mourinho
"When Martinez scored the goal, I felt it was
undeserved. The best team lost, but that is
football, no problem," said the 50-year-old.
Having returned for his second stint at Stamford
Bridge in June after coaching Real Madrid,
Mourinho slammed Swedish referee Jonas
Eriksson for the 85th-minute dismissal of Chelsea
midfielder Ramires for a second yellow card.
"There is a passion for football and if you are in
love with the game, you don't kill a final with a
second yellow card like this," said Mourinho.
"For me, yes, (the player should not have been
punished) because there were many other yellow
cards during the match which the referee didn't
give."
But the self-appointed "special one" insisted he is
no stranger to playing with ten men in major
competitions and bemoaned his misfortune.
"This is nothing new for me, the last time I was at
Chelsea we played a Champions League semi-final
two or three times against Barcelona with ten
men," moaned Mourinho.
"I went to (coach) Inter Milan and played one
hour of a Champions League semi-final with ten
men against Barcelona.
"I go to Real Madrid, I played again a Champions
League semi-final with ten men, I come back to
Chelsea and I play a Super Cup final with ten men.
"You all should analyse the games and draw your
conclusions — I am unlucky."
Having enjoyed his eighth win over Mourinho in
their 16th duel on the sidelines, ex-Barcelona
coach Guardiola praised his predecessor Jupp
Heynckes who steered Bayern to the treble of
European, cup and league titles last season.
"I want to thank Jupp Heynckes for the chance to
play here in this final, it's down to him that we are
here," said Guardiola.
"It was a super, super, super effort to take the
game to penalties, we are very happy, but one
second changed everything," added the Spaniard,
after Bayern had 37 goal attempts compared to
Chelsea's 14.
"For me, the team played unbelievably well, we
had more than 30 chances and I have seen how
important it was for them, they won everything
last season and they want more. I am really happy
for them."
Guardiola disagreed with Mourinho's insistence
that the best team lost in Prague.
"I believe the best team won, we creating a huge
amount of goal opportunities," said the Bayern
boss.
"Chelsea have so much experience with the likes
of (Petr) Cech, (Frank) Lampard, (John) Terry and
(Ashley) Cole, they had their chances, but we
deserved the win."
Both Guardiola and Mourinho played down their
rivalry.
"I have great respect for him as a coach and he
knows that," said Guardiola of Mourinho.
"We have played many times against each other —
some you win, some you lose, but he knows I
respect him.
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