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After Tuesday's UEFA Champions League match in Seville with experienced its first defeat in regular time in the last six months, the London coach did not search for excuses and admitted that his team played poorly.
"We have nothing to argue about, we have no way to defend ourselves because the team played very poorly in the first half," said the arrogant Portuguese coach after the match. "Betis" deserved the victory due to a well-played first half and excellent defense in the second."
Sevilla's club, two weeks ago losing 4-0 in London to the same "Chelsea," managed to take the lead in the first half at home on Tuesday when substitute striker Dani scored a goal, and in the second half defended against one "Chelsea" attack after another.
However, J.Mourinho claimed to be dissatisfied with the match referee Alain Hamer from Luxembourg's work: "In the second half, he let "Betis" waste time."
"Maybe the pressure from the fans made the referee blow more often, but I don't want to talk about the referee - it would be ridiculous when the team played so poorly," said J.Mourinho.
However, the Portuguese coach claimed that the first defeat in regular match time (recently "Chelsea" was eliminated from the "Carling Cup," where they lost to "Charlton" after penalty shootouts) will not affect his team's chances to advance: ""Liverpool" and "Betis" will play against each other in the next round, so one team will definitely drop points, so our position is good."
Meanwhile, after the match, "Betis" coach Llorencas Serra Ferreras was pleased with the victory but stated that "injuries are too high a price for such a win." In Tuesday's match, defender Nano and forward Ricardo Oliveira had to leave the field due to injuries in the first half.
"Defeating "Chelsea" from Seville's "Betis" - the strongest club in the world - is very satisfying," said L.S. Ferreras. "I am pleased with the team's performance and the support of the fans, but the injuries have left us in a critical situation."
A representative of "Betis" stated that the club is concerned that the team's top scorer, Brazilian Ricardo Oliveira, suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury during the first half of the match against Ricardo Carvalho.
