Juve is "the big favorite" of the Champions League, says Mourinho | Soccer



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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho said Juventus were "super favorites" to win the Champions League this season before their clash in Turin on Wednesday.

United, three times winner, is second in Group H. – Five leaders behind Juventus, ready to qualify for the last 16 games.

Mourinho said United would not be distracted by the Manchester derby on Sunday in the Premier League, but agreed that the fate of his team in the Champions League be decided by their final. Two games against Young Boys and Valencia.

"It's a big game to play tomorrow, they are the favorites to win the competition," said Mourinho.

"It's big enough not to think of the aftermath of things." 19659002 "It's big enough to only think about the game against Juventus. crucial match for us, no matter what happens here

"There are two other games against Young Boys and Valencia (who) will set the second position."

Manchester United had to fight to win the recent games against Newcastle, Bournemouth and Mourinho have warned the club not to be able to do that against Juventus, who beat them 1-0 at Old Trafford two weeks ago.

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"It's fun for the fans, but football lasts 90 minutes and especially when your opponent is strong, if you give a 45 minute advantage, or even 20 or even 10, you have a mountain to climb in. 19659002] "What's good, is that recently, apart from the game against Juventus, we were strong enough to climb the mountain and change the game in the last minutes.

"When you play against a great team, like tomorrow, if you give in, it's hard to climb the mountain."

Mourinho also said that Romelu Lukaku, injured, would not be able to play miss the match against Manchester City.

First published: 07 Nov 2018 10:27 IST

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