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Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho has boasted of his Champions League record after Marouane Fellaini's injury time winner shot in the last 16 with a 1-0 win. on the Young Boys at Old Trafford.
The three European champions sealed their place in the round of 16 with a slice of fortune when Fellaini controlled the ball with his hand before shooting in the far corner, which pushed Mourinho to throw a box Bottles of water on the floor in a mixture of joy. and the relief.
"For some of my lovers, for those who love statistics, 14 seasons in the Champions League, 14 times qualified for the group stages," said Mourinho about his personal record as boss of Porto, Chelsea and Real, as well as United.
"Never one of my teams stays behind the group stage, the season I did not play in the Champions League, I won the Europa League."
But Mourinho did not have much to brag about another strenuous performance while United was about to fail to score for the third straight time at home.
"The most important thing is to qualify," said Mourinho, who has had to face a lot of criticism this season for United's poor results and lack of offensive football.
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Manchester United's David de Gea made a brilliant save to prevent Young Boys from taking a surprise lead at Old Trafford
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In tune with United's struggles under Mourinho, the situation could have been even worse without the talent of goalkeeper David de Gea, who made a brilliant save against Ulisses Garcia, who beat the ball midway through the second half.
"From my point of view, David's backup – a single backup throughout the match – but that seems like a phenomenal backup," said Mourinho.
"A stop that the best goalkeeper in the world does and gives his team the opportunity to win the game."
Bold decisions turn against us
Mourinho took the bold decision to let Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku on the bench and Alexis Sanchez out of his group while he was making six changes from a draw and blank with Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Marcus Rashford was lucky to start as a center forward, but Mourinho was not impressed by the 21-year-old who had just scored five minutes when he dived his goal above the bar with just goalkeeper David von Ballmoos to beat.
"This is the kind of game in which, if you score from the first minute, you opt for a different type of performance, but it is still very difficult for us to score," said Mourinho after his reaction exasperated when Rashford missed the match.
"If I saw my manager react like that, I would be absolutely livid!" Said former British striker Gary Lineker of Mourinho's response.
A first wave of excitement soon dissipated as Mourinho's men struggled to defeat the Swiss champions, who beat them 3-0 in Bern in September with a double Pogba.
Mourinho's patience eventually ran out when he summoned Pogba and Lukaku from the bench for the last quarter.
But it was De Gea who came to the rescue of the Red Devils at the other end moments later, with a remarkable stoppage of Garcia's deflected shot.
Christian Fbadnacht then explored another glorious opportunity to offer visitors a famous victory.
They were forced to pay when Fellaini, lucky enough not to be seen controlling Lukaku's shot with his hand, shot the winner in the farthest corner.
"For me, it was not handball," insisted Fellaini. "I controlled the balloon, it did not touch my hand, it was not done on purpose."
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