Roma head coach Jose Mourinho has shared his expectations for the return leg of the Europa League semi-finals against Bayer Leverkusen.
Jose Mourinho, Getty Images"Of course, I would love to reach this final, but not for me. As I said earlier, I have become a different person and I think more about others than myself. I would really like to get there for the sake of my players and fans. These guys really deserve it. But nobody gives anything for free in football. We will need to do something extraordinary to reach the final.
What I want to make clear is that we respect Bayer as a team. They have the potential to win this competition. For us, it will be the 14th match in the Europa League. We had a tough group with Betis, then the playoffs against Salzburg, who came from the Champions League, Real Sociedad, who already qualified for the Champions League through La Liga, and Feyenoord, who won the Dutch championship. It was a very difficult journey for us, but that's all theory. All that matters is the game," Mourinho was quoted as saying by the Wolves press service.
