Mourinho celebrates, but aims Cancelo and arbitration: “VAR was asleep...”

José Mourinho was smiling at the press conference after El Clásico this Sunday night, between Barcelona and Real Madrid, where he had the opportunity to reflect on a victory at Camp Nou, against the expectations of many before the initial whistle.

The Portuguese coach praised his team and even ended up congratulating the way he took the game to its good port.

“ It was a great, high-level game that surely the world that loves football stopped to see and did not come out defrauded, with two teams that played to win. And in our case, to whom it is my duty to speak, the boys played an extraordinary game, very organized, concentrated, with a lot of courage to go out playing from behind with an opponent who presses a lot ", started by saying the technician of Real Madrid.

“ We had good chances to do 2-0, like the Jude and Kylian situation from two to one. Obviously, Barcelona to lose had a strong reaction, but we, with a lot of organization, never lost the tranquility ", continued.

However, José Mourinho was not entirely satisfied with the course of the match in Catalonia, since he considers that his compatriot João Cancelo should have been expelled by an entrance over Yan Diomande, considering that the VAR “was asleep”.

“ It was a great victory of the boys against a great opponent, with a referee who played a great game, with a VAR who was sleeping at the 60th minute, with influence that could have influence in the game, clear red card by pisão of João [Cancel] to Dionde. It was a great game and a great victory. The boys deserve it ", pointed the helmsman of the merengues.

As far as the Spanish championship accounts are concerned, the former Benfica trainer does not hide that it was very important to leave this game with a margin of only three points for the eternal rival Barcelona, since he could have stayed nine in case of defeat.

“It’s a game from which we came out three, six or nine [points away from Barcelona]. If we go out at nine, from a psychological point of view it's heavy, six we go out balanced, three is different. The way we won is also important, because you can win with luck, defending a lot, we won with tranquility and with all the merits ", said José Mourinho.

The Portuguese surprised on the trip to the initial whistle of the meeting when launching Bernardo Silva as the holder in the double pivot of the midfield, next to Tchouaméni, something that only happened before the RB Leipzig, after nine matches without beginning.

“ Bernardo's situation, of course I know him very well, but it's one thing to know very well, another to see how you can integrate into the team dynamics. The group is very strong, I will never tell you that this is my eleven base. The squad is very good and complete. If we lost Lunin's mistakes, the first questions would be about him. The only thing I said to him was: ‘Trains to play, not to be in the bank. Go and play.’ We have the best goalkeeper in the world, but today no one has ever cried for Thibaut [Courtois] not playing. The players are very united”, he said.

“ That's five wins in a row, that's it. There's another Sunday game with a beautiful series. There's another name I couldn't stop playing, Valverde, playing injured over 40 minutes. He injured himself, wanted to keep going and go to the limit. He gave everything while in the field”, completed.