Mourinho: "Real have six points in the CL, so I don't care what you write"
Mourinho accepted fault for the early struggles but defended the result and slammed the timing of Vinícius Júnior's suspension.
At the Stadio Olimpico on October 15, 2026, Real Madrid edged Roma 4-3 in a dramatic Group-stage meeting of the Champions League. After the match, José Mourinho accepted responsibility for his side's poor showing in large stretches but defended the result and his players.
Mourinho on tactics and discipline
“Odgovornosta za prviot del od natprevarot e moja, a zaslugata za krajot im pripagja na igrachite “, Mourinho told reporters in the post-match press conference, taking blame for Real's shaky start while praising how the team finished the game.
The Portuguese coach acknowledged that his tactical choices affected the course of the match, and said Real looked more stable after the interval. He also expressed regret over a missed chance that might have changed the game's flow even more.
On the result he added: “Pobedevme so 4:3, no sega kje se kaze deka igravme losho prvite 80 minuti. Vo megjuvreme, osvojivme shest boda protiv Roma i Inter, pa zato ne ni e gajle shto mislat drugite, niti shto pishuvate”, stressing that the six points from matches against Roma and Inter were what mattered.
Mourinho was particularly sharp when discussing the suspension of Vinícius Júnior, questioning the timing and handling of the sanction: “Ne mislam deka e normalno igrac da doznae dva chasa pred natprevarot deka e suspenziran na chetiri natprevari. Ne e normalno igrac praktichno da se unishti sebe si pred natprevarot”, he said, criticising how the case was resolved shortly before a key fixture.
Photo: press material from the event
