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<\/p>\nBarca entered the second leg of the Champions League semi-final with a three-goal lead but were dismantled by the Reds in a shocking 4-0 defeat at Anfield.<\/p>\n
Liverpool advanced to the Champions League final at Barca\u2019s expense in a 4-3 aggregate win.<\/p>\n
After the game, Mourinho, who managed Barca\u2019s rivals Real Madrid from 2010 to 2013, called out the Blaugrana and singled out Liverpool\u2019s fourth goal as an example of their poor mental state.<\/p>\n
Trent Alexander-Arnold caught Barcelona\u2019s defence napping and his quick corner kick found Divock Origi, who scored his second of the night and the goal that ultimately knocked out the visitors<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you see that goal in an under-14 or an under-15 match you would say, \u2018the kids are sleeping, the kids have no mentality to play football, the kids have to learn the basics of the game\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we are speaking about the best players in the world and to concede that goal really shows you a state of mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt half-time, I said if Liverpool score a second goal the atmosphere will be really difficult to cope with and the atmosphere was really difficult to cope with.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Barcelona have some of the best players in the world. It\u2019s their natural habitat to play at that level, it\u2019s their natural habitat to play Barcelona [versus] Real Madrid, Champions League final, Champions League semi-final every season,\u201d Mourinho said on beIN SPORTS.<\/p>\n
Mourinho also said that Barca manager, Ernesto Valverde, will find it hard to explain why his team once again failed to protect a three-goal lead, after the first leg of a Champions League knock-out tie.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s something that\u2019s so difficult for me to explain, it\u2019s so difficult for me to believe that my team is winning 3-0 in the first leg and we\u2019re going to lose 4-0 in the second leg.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to see Valverde try to explain but I still believe it will be very difficult for him to explain,\u201d he added.\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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