Jose Mourinho unconcerned with legacy as Lorenzo Pellegrini celebrates 'different' Roma manager

Jose Mourinho claimed that he is less concerned with his legacy than he is with helping his Roma players win the Europa League and reward the club’s fans. Mourinho became the first manager to win the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League when he won the latter with the Serie A side last year.

Ad While the club sit sixth in the table and have little hope of claiming Champions League football through domestic achievements, they earned a spot in the Europa League final against Sevilla after a battling performance against Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday night in Germany. Europa LeagueMourinho's Roma hold firm against Leverkusen to reach final15 HOURS AGO A win in their season finale would give them Champions League football, and speaking after the match to Sky Sports, the Portuguese manager said he was focused on helping his players.

«My concern isn't marking my place in the Roma history books,» Mourinho said. «It's helping these kids [players] to grow, to achieve important things.

»It's also helping the Roma fans who have given me so much since day one. It's an immense joy to get to another final.

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