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JOSE MOURINHO waited in the car park for Anthony Taylor before labelling the referee a “f***ing disgrace” as Roma lost on penalties to Sevilla. The Italians had taken the lead on the night before Sevilla made a second-half comeback and proceeded to win their seventh Europa League title via a shootout.
Jose Mourinho confronted Anthony Taylor in the car park after the gameCredit: TWITTER@TVDELLOSPORT
He labelled the English ref a ‘f***king disgrace’Credit: TWITTER@TVDELLOSPORT
Mourinho even switched to Italian to use more colourful languageCredit: Twitter @tvdellosport
Mourinho was left seething on the touchline in the closing stagesCredit: EPA
He fumed before seeing his Roma stars fall to a 4-1 shootout defeatCredit: REX
But Mourinho, 60, was incandescent as he saw his perfect record in European finals come to an end.
A raging Mourinho needed to be held back on the touchline moments before the final whistle after Nemanja Matic falling to the floor fired up Sevilla’s bench, which in turn stirred Mourinho.

And following a 4-1 defeat in the shootout, which saw Roma players miss twice, the passionate Portuguese did not hold back against Taylor in the car park.
Mourinho went down to the car park of the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary to confront the English official.
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There he could be heard shouting: “It’s a f***ing disgrace man. It’s a f***ing disgrace.”
The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham boss then switched to Italian to swear “f*** off”.
Mourinho then approached the mini-bus taking the ref away from the stadium, where he said: “Congratulations, f***king disgrace.”
He now faces a massive Uefa ban for his rant.
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The Roma boss had been left unhappy with Taylor’s refereeing of the match.
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Mourinho, who was booked in the closing stages, said after the game: “Next year we won’t be playing the Champions League and that’s a good thing because we’re not made for it.
“And let’s hope that Taylor, only officiates games in the Champions League and does the same bull**** there that he did tonight, and not in the Europa League.”
The Serie A outfit were handed seven yellow cards throughout the final.
Roma were adamant Erik Lamela should have seen a second yellow following a cynical foul before he proceeded to score in the shootout, while they also had a penalty appeal waved away.
Gonzalo Montiel, the scorer of Argentina’s final penalty in the World Cup final, even retook his final spot kick after Rui Patricio stepped off his line before it was taken.
Mourinho added: “It was an intense, vibrant game with a referee who seemed Spanish.
“It was yellow (on Lamela), yellow, yellow all the time. The injustice is shown by the fact Lamela should’ve had a second yellow, he didn’t, and he converted a penalty in the shoot-out.”
It is not the first time Mourinho has waited in the car park to vent his frustrations after a game.
Mourinho remonstrated with referees throughout the clashCredit: Getty
The 60-year-old is no stranger to touchline fracasCredit: Reuters
Mourinho saw his perfect record in European finals come to closeCredit: Getty
He famously headed down to the Camp Nou car park to confront the ref following Real Madrid’s Spanish Cup defeat to Barcelona in 2012.
The Roma boss’ fury was echoed by his players, with on-loan Leeds defender Diego Llorente blasting: “Today in all the dubious episodes, the yellow cards, the referee blew the whistle in favour of Sevilla.
“I am surprised because he is an international referee who has a great reputation.”
Mourinho, who has been in charge of the Giallorossi since July 2021, revealed he is yet to make a decision on his future.
He said: “I am going on vacation on Monday. If we have time to talk about it before Monday, we will.
“If not, I will go on vacation and then we’ll see. I have to fight for these lads and therefore not say objectively that I will remain.
“I am a serious man. I told the owners a few months ago that if I had some contact with other clubs, they would be the first to know. I would always be honest and direct.
“I spoke to the club in December when I had that approach from the Portuguese national team. 
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“I have not had any contact with anyone else since then. I have a year left on my contract and this is the situation.”
Mourinho has been sent off three times in Serie A this season and will miss Roma’s final game through suspension from five bookings. More

THIS is the incredible moment Jose Mourinho had to be held back by his own sub goalkeeper.That’s before being booked in Roma’s Europa League final defeat to Sevilla.
Jose Mourinho had to be held back by his own sub after clashing with SevillaCredit: Rex

Jose lost his cool and was booked before Roma suffered Europa League defeat on penaltiesCredit: EPA
The Special One saw his epic unbeaten run in major continental finals come to an end on Wednesday.
Roma and Sevilla were unable to be separated after a tense 120 minutes.
But the Italians fluffed their lines as they missed two penalties in the shootout, handing Sevilla a 4-1 win.
And moments before the whistle blew for spot-kicks, Mourinho erupted on the touchline.
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Roma midfielder Nemanja Matic went to ground with exhaustion in the Budapest heat.
And it appeared to cause a furious reaction from Sevilla’s bench.
But this in turn wound Mourinho up to his top level, with the Special One launching himself at Sevilla’s staff in a full-blooded tirade.
The Portuguese tactician had to be restrained by Roma’s sub goalkeeper Mile Svilar.
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And ref Anthony Taylor waded in to break things up before handing out a yellow card to Mourinho.
But things ended peacefully as the Special One ended up embracing Sevilla sub Joan Jordan, with the two then clasping hands before walking away.
Even so, Mourinho cut a distraught figure as Roma suffered a heartbreaking penalty defeat.
The Special One appeared to throw his runners-up medal into the crowd before making a swift exit as his players collected their own prizes.
And Mourinho certainly wasn’t anywhere to be seen as Sevilla lifted their seventh Europa League trophy to cap off a rollercoaster season.
He is now being strongly linked with the PSG job.
Speaking after the game, Mourinho said: “I said we’d come out as winners or dead. We are dead, dead of everything, dead of fatigue. 
“It is an unfair result with events against us… the referee seemed Spanish, yellows everywhere. Lamela should have been sent off.
“My future? I will go on holiday on Monday. We will speak. I told the owners that I’ll let them know first in case I will open talks with another club”. More

JOSE MOURINHO lost his head as the Kings of the Europa League ended his perfect run in European finals.Sevilla needed penalties to extend their perfect to seven wins from seven finals, which left Mourinho in a rage.
Sevilla are Europa League champions for the seventh timeCredit: Getty
The Spaniard beat Roma in a thrilling penalty shootoutCredit: Getty
Sevilla beat Roma on penalties to clinch this season’s Europa LeagueCredit: Reuters
Gonzalo Montiel netted the winning penalty in the shootoutCredit: Getty
Jose Mourinho lost his cool as his unbeaten run in European finals endedCredit: EPA
The Roma boss stormed up and down the touchline, clashed with the other bench and gave ref Anthony Taylor hell amidst a battle in Budapest.
Paulo Dybala, who Mourinho had started despite saying he could only manage 15 minutes, grabbed a fine first half opener before it was cancelled out by a Gianluca Mancini own goal after the break.
Neither side could be separated from there until Gonzalo Montiel struck the winning penalty.
This was a meeting of two immovable European forces. Sevilla, the team that never loses European finals, against Mourinho, the manager who never loses them.
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Sevilla had won this tournament each of the six times they have reached the final, Mourinho was undefeated in five European finals. Something had to give.
And it was the Giallorossi who carved the first opening, where Leonardo Spinazzola should have buried his effort from Zeki Celik but sent it straight at the keeper.
Everyone had expected Mourinho’s men to sit back, but they were on top and not just on the pitch.
The Romans well outnumbered the Spanish supporters inside the Puskas Arena and had the firemen working overtime ahead of kick-off as flares rained down from the stands.
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Jesus Navas and Ivan Rakitic have another Europa League for their collectionCredit: AP
Sevilla will party long into the nightCredit: Reuters
Mourinho had to make do with his silver medalCredit: EPA
Sevilla have now won the Europa League an incredible seven timesCredit: Reuters
Sevilla went wild as Roma missed twice in the shootoutCredit: AFP
Yassine Buonou was Sevilla’s hero between the sticksCredit: Getty
Mourinho was keeping his cool, though it would not last too long.
When Dybala rolled the opener past Yassine Buonou, the Portuguese grimaced and waved his players back as delirious substitutes and staff raced to celebrate.
Sevilla staff and players were quite rightly enraged, feeling Bryan Cristante had fouled Ivan Rakitic, opening up space for Mancini to setup Dybala with the perfect pass.
Mourinho knew there was a long way to go, but with a one-goal lead to protect he was in comfortable territory.
A Mourinho team had not conceded a goal in a European final since 2003, though Sevilla have their own impressive history to fall back on.
Paulo Dybala fired Roma ahead in the 34th minuteCredit: AFP
Sevilla fired back in the 55th minute thanks to Gianluca Mancini’s own goalCredit: AP
Ten minutes after the restart, with Rakitic having hit the post before the break, Mourinho’s 20-year record was undone by one of his own players.
Rakitic, Sevilla’s conductor, found former Manchester City man Jesus Navas on the right.
The full-back beat his man and swung in a cross which eluded Chris Smalling before being diverted into the net by Mancini.
Mourinho’s master plan was broken, but he was still on classic form.
Taylor did a fine job of keeping his head as Mourinho, his players and staff, who collected a number of bookings, erupted at each and every decision – especially when the ball struck Fernando’s arm in the penalty area.
Mourinho himself was booked, his sixth of the season, in extra time after sparking a huge row between the two benches.
Mourinho couldn’t follow up last season’s Conference League win with another continental titleCredit: Getty
It was heartbreak for the likes of Tammy AbrahamCredit: PA
Abraham, who battled until he had to limp off on 75 minutes, almost hooked one home from close range before Roger Ibanez sliced a simple effort wide.
Things turned the defender’s way soon after, with a VAR review overturning Taylor’s decision to award Lucas Ocampos a penalty after he dived under challenge from Ibanez.
It awoke Roma, who came so close to a normal time winner when Bounou tipped Andrea Belotti’s effort around the post.
Roma had been poor since going ahead and could not lift themselves to threaten in extra time as two tired teams limped towards penalties, with Roma players dropping like flies as the clock ticked on forever.
Smalling sent a header onto the top of the bar in the 138th minute, but this was also going to be settled from the spot.
Mancini saw his saved and Ibanez hit the post to hand Sevilla the advantage.
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Rui Patricio saved from Montiel, who has never missed in his career, but in one final twist he was told to retake it after the keeper stepped off his line.
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PAULO DYBALA was flattened by one of Roma’s physios after scoring the opener in the Europa League final.The Argentine star latched onto a through ball from Gianluca Mancini and was able to slot past Yassine Bounou to give his side the lead in Budapest.

Paulo Dybala celebrated his goal with a Roma physioCredit: Rex
And was then swarmed by his team-matesCredit: Rex
The celebrations from the Italian side were full of passion and Dybala, 29, was swarmed by his team-mates by the corner flag.
Before they reached him though, he was flattened by one of Roma’s physios wearing training gear during the jubilation.
The physio rugby tackled Dybala to the floor, and everyone bundled on top of him.
Dybala had been an injury doubt ahead of the game after struggling with a strain to the adductor in his right thigh, but managed to get fit enough to start and grab the vital goal.
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And fans on social media loved the moment between him and the physio.
One tweeted: “Roma’s physio got in there to celebrate with Paulo Dybala first 😂.”

A second wrote: “Got to love the Roma physio, kit bag and all, first in amongst the celebrations with Dybala.”
A third said: “Giallorossi family!”
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Roma’s finished the half in the lead but it did not last long after the start of the second half.
Mancini was at fault as he accidentally turned in a cross from Luis Ocampos into his own net to level up the scores.
The match finished 1-1, with neither side able to find a winner in extra time as it went to a penalty shootout.
And it was Sevilla to claim yet another Europa League trophy as they won 4-1 on penalties. More