Mourinho involved in confrontation with Feyenoord boss after Europa League win; Video

Mourinho involved in confrontation with Feyenoord boss after Europa League win; Video

Martin Moses
April 23, 2023 at 9:35 AM
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  • Jose Mourinho was involved in a characteristic spat with Feyenoord boss Arne Slot
  • Slot had earlier given comments that rubbed 'The Special One' the wrong way
  • Roma beat Feyenoord in extra time to set up a semifinal date with Bayer Leverkusen

Jose Mourinho was involved in an altercation with Feyenoord boss Arne Slot after his AS Roma side dumped them out of the Europa League on April 20.

Roma beat the Dutch side in extra-time to qualify for the semifinals as Mourinho chases a second Europa League crown.

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Jose Mourinho passes instructions during AS Roma's game vs Feyenoord. Photo by Andre Weening.
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The Giallorossi were 2 minutes away from elimination, only for Paulo Dybala to score and force the game into extra time, where they added two further goals to heap more misery on Feyenoord.

The two sides met in the final of the inaugural UEFA Conference League last year, where a Nicolo Zaniolo strike ensured Mourinho continued with his impeccable record in cup finals.

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Feyenoord had hoped to exact their revenge over Roma this year, only for Mourinho to better them once again. Before the game, Slot had indicated that he prefers to watch Napoli or Manchester City games compared to Roma's games.

The comment did not go down well with Mourinho, who is seen in video footage chasing down Slot in the tunnel, demanding to be respected.

"You look at Napoli and Manchester City, but you should be watching us!"

Mourinho will now meet one of his former players when they take on Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen in the semifinals. The winner of that tie will play the winner of Sevilla vs Juventus in the final.

Mourinho trolls Dutch journalist

In the same game, Sports Brief reported that Mourinho recently left social media in stitches after a press room antic involving a Dutch journalist.

Mourinho’s Roma emerged victorious on April 20 thanks to a comprehensive 4-1 victory, albeit via extra time.

It almost looked like Feyenoord had found a late winner in the 80th minute through Igor Paixao, but Paolo Dybala forced the game into extra time with a strike in the dying minutes of the game.

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