Jose Mourinho has been slammed for his 'ugly' tactics after his AS Roma side reached the UEFA Europa League final.
The Italian outfit reached a European for the second successive season after a goalless draw against Bayer Leverkusen in the second leg of their semi-final.
Leverkusen midfielder Kerem Demirbay was not too pleased with the way the Portuguese coach set up his side for the second leg in Leverkusen.
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"It’s a shame that in a semi final at such a high level that this type of play can be rewarded," Demiraby told RTL.
"They made things very ugly at the end."
Mourinho also explained why there was no run down the touchline after the game, as he has done previous years.
"No, it’s not an agility problem,’ Mourinho said.
"Experience doesn’t come into it because you still feel the pressure during these moments in the same way. You feel the same joy too. It doesn’t change anything.
"To tell you the truth, it’s very hard for me to come up against my friends because while you may forget during the game, it’s tough afterwards.
"I don’t like celebrating in front of my guys and the person doing an extraordinary job out there, Xabi, is one of mine. That’s why I struggle."
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