'Naughty' Jose Mourinho Cheekily Admits He Wanted Inter Milan To NOT Win The Treble

Last Updated:May 29, 2025, 19:18 IST

The 'Special One' also remains the only coach to win a treble with an Italian club: a feat he wishes to hold on to.

Jose Mourinho delivered yet another hilarious moment (Picture credit: AP)

The Special One wishes to remain the same for eternity, as Jose Mourinho cheekily admitted that he was rooting against his beloved Inter Milan winning a treble, a feat he endearingly calls his own.

Jose Mourinho is still the most recent coach to win the Champions League with an Italian club, dating back to the 2009-10 season, when the Nerazzurri beat Bayern Munich in the final at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The Special One also remains the only coach to win a treble with an Italian club: enough reason for the ever-so-cheeky manager to joke about how he did not want Inter to win the treble.

“I’m going to be very naughty but very honest. I was worried they could win the treble. Because I don’t want them to win the treble. It is mine," Mourinho stated jokingly to Sky Sports.

“But now that they’ve lost both the Championship (Serie A) and the Coppa Italia, I would love them to win the Champions League."

It has not been a cakewalk to the final for Inter’s rivals, PSG, who started their Champions League campaign with three losses on the trot, including a 2-0 defeat to Arsenal, but persisted.

Hence, Mourinho made sure that he gave their boss, Luis Enrique, his flowers, commending the Spaniard on the incredible job he’s done to assemble a dazzling Paris side that has been seemingly unstoppable in the latter stages of the competition and to guide them all the way to the final.

“On the other hand, Luis Enrique is doing an amazing job in Paris; he’s completely transformed the team," Mourinho lauded the PSG boss.

They lost their number one player, yet managed a remarkable rebuild. So if Luis wins, I’ll be happy for him too."

PSG will now face Inter Milan in the final in Munich on May 31 after an extraordinary run in the competition, which culminated in the Nerazzurri ousting Enrique’s beloved Barcelona in a tie that ended 7-6.

It will be PSG’s second Champions League final, five years after they lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich in Lisbon, in their hunt for their first-ever UCL trophy.

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