When talking about Premier League rivals Arsenal and Manchester City making it to the Champions League quarter-finals the Portuguese manager said that it is of course possible for both teams to overturn a two goal deficit, but that it will be difficult especially for Arsenal.
He said: “Can’t City win in Barcelona? Barcelona lost against Valladolid. And lost at home against Valencia. So, why can’t they win?
“Arsenal, at Bayern, can they win 2-0 and go to extra-time? Difficult. Probably the most difficult, but they can.”
Mourinho’s club Chelsea won at the weekend beating Tottenham 4-0 despite striker Fernando Torres getting injured while warming up for the match, with Mourinho saying he has no idea how long he will be out for.
“It’s a muscular problem and muscular problems, even when they are small, are always a couple of weeks,” he said.
“I don’t know if it’s small or big. He has to go for scans, but for sure he’s out.
“It’s one of the best decisions we made, to keep three strikers. When one is injured you need the other two.”
Chelsea is now seven points clear on top of the Premiership at the moment, but Mourinho is worried about Liverpool making a challenge after the Reds had the week off and only have to worry about the Premiership saying: “When we speak about Champions League and the title race we have to speak about Liverpool.”
“Since the beginning of the season they have one match every week. They rest, they prepare, they recover, they prepare, they play, they have day off. This is a big, big, big advantage.”
