José Mourinho in his favorite role: Finally angry again

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In this game have fallen an incredible three goals. How can that be when the champions of Juventus defensive football meet a team of devastating artist José Mourinho? A 0-0 would have been the logical result.

How can that be? That was the question of the evening of Turin anyway: How is it that Manchester United could win this game 2: 1 at the end? And vice versa, how could Juventus lose a game like this?

For 85 minutes, the Italian master mastered the scenery. The fact that he had scored only a single goal by Cristiano Ronaldo until then, appeared a bit annoying in the face of dominance, but was also negligible.

In the end, Juve competed well in his fourth victory in the Champions League fourth match, a 1-0 win over Turin's favorite, and the England side had a five-minute kick-off feeling he could play for hours without a goal To score.

Once again a United-2: 1 shortly before the end

That was a mistake. It only took 85 minutes. First, Juan Mata put a free kick into the Juve goal, and in the 89th minute an Ashley Young cross somehow strayed into the penalty area, then into the six-yard box and went into the penalty area, nobody could describe exactly how, even, into the goal ,

Manchester United have a certain routine in turning Champions League games into a 2-1 win, just before the end, but this time the Red Devils were far inferior to the legendary 1999 final against Bayern, where they played this feat also succeeded once. The game was suddenly turned completely left.

A gameplay as painted for the evil man in the coaching business. José Mourinho, pacing up and down during the game in his long coat like Napoleon in the coaching zone, could not afford to miss such an opportunity. When the final whistle came, he pointedly held his hand to the ear towards Juve fans. The gesture is known: People, I do not hear from you.

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Mourinho and the Juventus followers: That has a story. After all, the Portuguese also stopped off in Italy on his campaigns across Europe. Inter Milan he led in 2009 and 2010 not only to the championship, he also won the Champions League with the Milanese. Since then no Italian team has succeeded. One has to say more precisely: Juventus did not succeed.

"I probably should not have done that, but if I, my family and also the Inter family are insulted by the fans, then I react just like that," said Mourinho afterwards, half remorse, half in his usual offensive mood. Mourinho has not been able to live out many feelings of triumph this season, so you might as well look it up to take the chance if he has it. Who knows when she will come back?

Finally, it is more likely that in the further course of this Champions League season then again his counterpart Massimiliano Allegri may cheer more often than the United coach. The defeat, as soon as it hit the Juve players, was even helpful. The good old rule never to forget that a game ends only with the final whistle. At any rate, the first 85 minutes of the match were illustrative material for all those who see Juventus as European title favorites this season.

As a teaching example for the Bavarians

The two defensive champions Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci impress even in advanced age by their overview, their commitment and are thus a nice example for their German colleagues Jérome Boateng and Mats Hummels, that age does not protect against top form.

For Ronaldo in the storm this is true anyway. The Portuguese with all his merits can even be a bit more valuable at Juve than at Real Madrid. Because in Turin he has to take his "I-am-the-King-of-Madrid-and-why-have-you-don't-leave-the-ball" model at Real. In Turin he has joined a team in which others have been in charge for a long time. He seems to have accepted that. His ambitions are unbroken anyway. It may be Ronaldo's greatest achievement to be ambitious over the years in the world class. The man never has enough.

Ronaldo is now 33, Chiellini 34, Bonucci 31, Mario Mandzukic 32, Sami Khedira, there is also still, 31. It is perhaps the last chance for the older Juve men on the big coup. The team is mature enough for that. Basically, you write this every year about Juventus. But those who only repeat a prognosis often enough have the occasional chance that they will eventually arrive. That could be the case this season.

Juventus - Manchester United 1: 2 (0: 0)
1: 0 Ronaldo (65.)
1: 1 Mata (86.)
1: 2 Alex Sandro (90th, own goal)
Juventus: Szczesny - De Sciglio (83rd Barzagli), Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro - Betancour, Pjanic, Khedira (61st Matuidi) - Cuadrado (90th + 2), Cristiano Ronaldo, Dybala
Manchester: De Gea - Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw - Herrera (79th Mata), Matic, Pogba - Lingard (79th Rashford), A. Sánchez (79th Fellaini), Martial
Referee: Ovidiu Hategan
Yellow cards: Alex Sandro, Dybala / Matic, Herrera, Martial
Spectators: 40,000