Jose Mourinho praised his men for winning against Sevilla tonight in a match in
which “the referee made 13 serious mistakes.”

“My team is from another world. It has otherworldly character. It did the impossible with the absence of important men. I am more than happy with my
side. It’s a shame we have to play on Wednesday because my men deserve a holiday after the hard work they’ve done these past few months.”

“I am calm thanks to the excellent work all my players did tonight. The match had the perfect conditions for Barcelona’s cushion over us to grow larger. We lacked two players for practically doing nothing wrong against Zaragoza. Tonight’s victory will be very frustrating for those who wanted us to lag 4 or 5 points behind Barcelona. This makes us stronger. Everything was ripe for us to drop points, but we didn’t.”

“I’m not tired of doing things I like to do, like training and playing. I don’t feel any pressure, but I do get tired when I get a list that points out 13 serious mistakes made by the referee tonight and to have to defend my team. My team has to be defended because it deserves to. I’d rather ask for a meeting with the President. We speak every week. We will talk about my life during the period I’ve been coaching Real Madrid. We have a right to have differences of opinion. I want to defend Real Madrid and my team.”

“I have a fanstastic side, both on and off the pitch. We’ve been working very hard for six months and we’ve only earned one bad result. We’ve been playing quality football, earning good results and showcasing drive and devotion all this time. I am extremely proud to coach these players and this team.”

“The stadium is always packed and the crowd always supports the team. People aren’t stupid and they know this squad gives its all. I would prefer they cheered more, but I have no right to ask more of them. It’s all down to coming from different cutlures in what regards behaviour at a stadium, that’s all.”

“I am very happy and feel very proud for Inter Milan’s success in the FIFA Club World Cup. It was a great pleasure to train them, just as it is to coach Real Madrid. I thought Rafa Benitez would thank me for practically winning the title for him, but… Inter Milan fans would tell you how they really feel about it.”