Jose Mourinho has said a third Champions League final defeat for Jurgen Klopp would be ‘really hard’ for the Liverpool manager.
The German lost at Wembley while manager of Borussia Dortmund in 2013, and also fell at the final hurdle last season against Real Madrid in Kiev.
It means Klopp has lost six of his seven finals as a manager in all competitions and will be hoping not to make it eight as he prepares his side to face Tottenham in Madrid on June 1.
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Two-time victor Mourinho, who won both his finals with Porto (2004) and Inter Milan (2010), says the pressure is on the Liverpool boss, but insists he is a ‘positive guy’ who only thinks about winning.
“Being a manager and understanding what it means for a manager to play a Champions League final, there is always a negative side of it and the negative side is that one team is going to lose it,” Mourinho told Sky Sports..
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“If Jurgen wins, it is an incredible achievement for him, if Jurgen doesn’t win… you know, to lose three Champions League finals has to be really, really hard.
“But in this moment, he is a positive guy and I think he just thinks about winning.”
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Mourinho, who has been out of work since being dismissed by Manchester United in December, also believes Arsenal are the side under pressure as they take on Chelsea in the Europa League final in Baku.
“More pressure of course for Arsenal because they play for their season,” the former Blues boss continued. “They play for the Champions League next season, they play for many millions, pride for the success of their season.
“It is really special, we will have two English teams with two cups.
“We will have at the start of next season two English teams playing the European Super Cup so that’s great news.”
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