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Mourinho after defeat by Betis: Sometimes you lose and do not know why

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Real Madrid lost 1-0 to Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis, despite José Mourinho saying his team controlled the match and created numerous chances.
  • Mourinho said even a draw would have frustrated him because he believed Real Madrid had done more, and he praised young forward Carlos Espí.
  • He declined to comment on the match’s controversies, saying he had not reviewed them in detail.

José Mourinho said Real Madrid’s 1-0 defeat by Real Betis was difficult to explain because, in his view, his team had dominated the match.

I think the team played a great game. Sometimes you lose and you do not know why, sometimes you lose and you do not know how to explain it. The team was very dominant, the central defenders were imperial, they controlled absolutely everything, with a lot of attacking play and many scoring opportunities.

· José MourinhoMourinho assessed Real Madrid’s performance after its 1-0 defeat by Real Betis.

“I think the team played a great game. Sometimes you lose and you do not know why, sometimes you lose and you do not know how to explain it,” Mourinho said at a news conference. He described Real Madrid as dominant, praised its central defenders and said the team had controlled virtually everything while producing a large number of attacking moves and scoring opportunities.

The coach said a draw would also have left him frustrated. “With a draw we would leave frustrated because we did more, imagine how we feel after the defeat,” he said.

With a draw we would leave frustrated because we did more, imagine how we feel after the defeat.

· José MourinhoHe said even a draw would not have reflected what he viewed as Real Madrid’s superior performance.

Mourinho also praised young player Carlos Espí, whose goal was ruled out for offside after a VAR review. “He has great potential and will always improve. I could not be happier with the boy,” Mourinho said.

He has great potential and will always improve. I could not be happier with the boy.

· José MourinhoMourinho praised Carlos Espí despite his disallowed goal.

Asked about the match’s controversies, Mourinho declined to offer an assessment. “I have not seen it in detail, I have not seen it in the dressing room, I cannot comment,” he said.

I have not seen it in detail, I have not seen it in the dressing room, I cannot comment.

· José MourinhoHe declined to discuss controversies surrounding the match.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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