Mourinho Still Scared Despite Emphatic Win

Started by Folami David, Apr 04, 2013, 10:36 AM

Folami David

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho remained cautious despite his team's 3-0 win over Galatasaray in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
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Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain put Real on the verge of the semi-finals.
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"If we score a goal in Istanbul they have got to score five so the result is very good," Mourinho told Sky Sports.
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"But I've seen a lot of things in football so nothing can surprise me. Istanbul is a difficult place to go."
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The Turkish side did not capitalise on a number of chances they created before Higuain's goal sealed the win for Real, but Mourinho was adamant that his side could not underestimate their opposition.
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"We played seriously," said the former Chelsea boss. "The Spanish press were not quite so respectful towards Galatasaray but we were very respectful towards them. We knew they have a fantastic team and good strikers.
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"We were defensively better than we were attacking. We could have scored more goals but the team played well."
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Higuain, who found the net after replacing Benzema in the 65th minute, was less cautious than his manager.
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"We knew the return would be very difficult and the truth is we can go there happy because 3-0 is a very favourable result," said the Argentine striker.

Shola Sholaz

He shouldn't be scared at all... He would beat Galatasaray black and blue in Turkey when they meet next week.