Mourinho, Inter and Champions League: Can he deliver again at Real Madrid?
A BBC Sport editorial exploring Jose Mourinho's track record in the Champions League, with a particular focus on his 2010 treble-winning campaign with Inter Milan. The piece weighs whether the Portuguese coach, now linked to or speculated about at Real Madrid, has the tactical tools and squad to deliver European glory at the Santiago Bernabeu. It contextualizes his prior Real Madrid spell (2010-2013), where he won La Liga but fell short in the Champions League semi-finals three consecutive years.
Read the full story at bbc.co.ukMourinho remains one of only a handful of coaches to have won the Champions League with two different clubs, and his Inter triumph in 2010 still stands as a tactical masterclass in knockout football. The question of whether he could translate that success at Real Madrid cuts to a deeper debate: has the modern game, with its pressing structures and squad-depth demands, moved beyond Mourinho's preferred style? For Real Madrid supporters, the framing matters because the club's identity has increasingly been shaped by a different kind of European pedigree since 2013.
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