We should have fouled Lewandoski in the first leg – Mourinho

Jose Mourinho has suggested that he was not happy with how his Real Madrid team dealt with Robert Lewandoski, as they did not even foul the Dortmund striker once, as he plundered in all four goals in their 4-1 loss.

In his press conference ahead of the second leg, Mourinho lamented his side’s inability to deal with the Polish striker physically.

“In the first leg, we didn’t even foul Lewandowski once. We were way too naive and pure,” the 50-year-old told a press conference on Monday.

“We have to play it minute by minute and goal by goal until the last breath of the match.”

Madrid will need to score at least three unreplied goals, to stand any chance of making it to the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley, but Mourinho is optimistic that they have what it takes to achieve that.

“It’s only football and everything is possible. We have to enjoy ourselves on the pitch, although we are in a difficult situation,” he said.

“I respect Real Madrid’s history a lot. It is difficult to say what mathematical chance we have. I feel this is the most important match in 10 years for Real Madrid, but I also felt that in Dortmund and we played like [it was] a friendly.”

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