José Mourinho provokes after the victory over Barcelona: "You didn't ask me any questions. VAR was sleeping"

José Mourinho looks calm, but there is still fire inside him after the victory he achieved with Real Madrid against Barcelona. Initially, on the pitch, he celebrated Mbappé's decisive goal by kneeling and sticking out his tongue, before calming down and leaving the pitch in a very restrained manner.

The only time his celebration was overt and exaggerated was with Luni, the goalkeeper who replaced Courtois and had an extraordinary game. This gave the Portuguese coach the opportunity to make a provocative comment to everyone present in the press conference room.

Mourinho provokes Lunin's performance

Mourinho's paradox after the Barcelona-Real Madrid match was precisely related to his goalkeeper, who was among the best players on the field. No one asked him about him and the decision to trust the Ukrainian goalkeeper, given the absence of the Belgian starter, who was not in the right physical condition.

However, the Portuguese coach is convinced of one thing: the situation would have been completely different if the result had been negative and his goalkeeper had made mistakes. "You have already asked me two questions and neither was about Luni. But if we had lost this match because of his mistakes, surely the first or second question would have been about him," said Mourinho.

So, Mou didn't miss the opportunity to be stingy, even on a night when he achieved a valuable result against his eternal rivals, which allowed Real Madrid to return strongly to the title race. He did this to give credit to the second goalkeeper, but also to highlight his work in the psychological aspect.

"The only thing I said to Luni before the game was: 'You train to play, you don't train to stay on the bench. Go out there and play.' He played a game with a lot of balance and composure. We have the best goalkeeper in the world, but today none of us cried before the game because Thibaut wasn't playing. The group is strong and the players are very united, even in the most difficult moments."

Controversy over the missing red card for Cancelo

The Real Madrid coach did not leave without making a small criticism of the referees. Of course, the main referee played a very good match, considering the difficulty of the match, but his colleagues at VAR did not help him. In the center of attention was the contact between Cancelo and Diomandé, for which Mourinho believes a red card should have been given.

"It's a big win for the boys, against a big opponent. With a referee who played a great game and with VAR falling asleep in the 60th minute, for a decision that could have had a huge impact on the game. Clear red card for Cancelo's foul on Diomandé. But it was a big game, a big win. The boys deserve it," Mourinho declared.

However, to be fair, even though the former Inter player did place his foot on the Real Madrid player's calf, it didn't seem like he did it with much force. The expression on his face suggested he understood that he risked injuring his opponent. For the Special One, however, there was no doubt that a red card should have been given.