Mourinho downplays Mbappé's penalty vs Racing: «Impact zero»

José Mourinho addressed the controversy over the penalty on Kylian Mbappé in the match against Racing, according to 20minutos. The Portuguese coach played it down: without it, he said, his team would have won by three, four or five goals. He called it a «little penalty» and admitted that if the referee had given it against them he would not have been happy, but that the match had no real consequences: «Impact zero». He pointed out that the Referees' Technical Committee said there was no penalty and that VAR «should have intervened».

He then spoke about the Real Madrid win in Athens against AEK, a 2-3 comeback sealed by Valverde's late goal. He praised AEK, who he said had played their best game of the season, and highlighted his team's response at the two key moments. About Jude Bellingham, the match MVP, he said there is no midfielder in world football like him, complete at every level.

He also valued the return of Éder Militão as a starter, almost 200 days later, and the impact of Endrick off the bench. With 12 points in the Champions League, the goal now is to avoid the playoffs and save two matches.