Jose Mourinho takes aim at 'failed sharks of Champions League' after Roma draw with Real Betis – The Warm-Up

FRIDAY'S BIG STORIES Mourinho’s dig Ad Roma’s 1-1 draw with Real Betis leaves them on four points in Europa League Group A. They sit third in the group, with Betis on 10 points and Ludogorets on seven. Ergo, Jose Mourinho’s side are in real jeopardy of not progressing to the knockout stages of the competition and dropping into the Europa Conference League.

Europa LeagueBetis stay top after Roma draw, Ratcliffe's Nice beaten at home by Slovacko11 HOURS AGO Betis – as well as topping their Europa League group – sit fifth in La Liga after a fine start to the season and Mourinho was asked after the draw whether the Spanish side were one of the favourites for this year’s competition. «I see them [Betis] as candidates, but the failed sharks of the Champions League will arrive, and they will come in hard,» Mourinho said. «They shouldn't come but it's the reality.

It's going to be fun. The failures of the Champions League.» Mourinho was referring to teams who are set to finish third in the Champions League and drop into the Europa League. Here is a list of teams who are currently sat third in their Champions League group: Ajax Atletico Madrid Barcelona Sporting Lisbon AC Milan Shakhtar Donetsk Sevilla Juventus This statement has widely been interpreted as a dig at both Juventus and Barcelona, which, the Warm-Up is fully here for.

The above statement comes a matter of days after Mourinho intimated that he had changed his ways. When asked about whether the injury to Paulo Dybala had been caused by the strains the upcoming World Cup has put on players, he said the following: «Four or five years ago we were talking about it but the fact is that now we have it there,» Mourinho began. «It is only now that we are living with this kind