Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has given his predictions for the Champions League semi-final second leg clashes between Barcelona and Liverpool as well as Ajax and Tottenham Hotspur.
In case you didn’t know
The race to the Champions League final is heating up as the four semi-finalists have played their first leg this week. Barcelona and Ajax came out of the clashes with a decisive advantage and will hope to maintain their momentum going into the second leg.
The Catalan giants established a comprehensive 3-0 win over the Reds courtesy of a Luis Suarez opener and a brace from Lionel Messi. Meanwhile, Ajax bested Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 with a goal from Donny van de Beek.
Compared to the Spurs, Jurgen Klopp’s title-chasing team has a mammoth task at hand if they wish to progress to their second consecutive Champions League final.
The heart of the matter
Speaking of the Liverpool-Barcelona clash, Mourinho said (via Manchester Evening News),
The former Real Madrid boss admitted that the Tottenham-Ajax clash is tougher to predict saying,
What’s next?
While Liverpool will host Barcelona for the second leg on May 7, Tottenham will travel to the Johan Cruyff Arena on May 8.
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