Europa League: We are dead – Mourinho reacts after losing first final

Europa League: We are dead – Mourinho reacts after losing first final

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Roma manager, Jose Mourinho has hailed his team for giving everything, following their penalty shootout defeat to Sevilla in the Europa League final on Wednesday night.

The Serie A side took the lead through Paulo Dybala, but conceded the equalizer in the second half thanks to an own goal from Gianluca Mancini.

The game remained 1-1 at the end of extra time and had to be decided by penalties.

Mancini and Roger Ibanez both saw their spot-kicks saved by Bono before Gonzalo Montiel netted the winning penalty after a dramatic retake.

“We’re dead tired physically, dead tired mentally, dead because we think it is an unjust defeat with lots of incidents that are debatable.

“We are dead tired, but proud. I always say you can lose a football match, but never your dignity or professionalism… 

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