Jose Mourinho can do it again. The Portuguese coach will manage his sixth European final on Wednesday when AS Roma face Sevilla in Budapest for the 2022-23 UEFA Europa League final (watch live on Paramount+). It might be a historical night for both Mourinho and the Italian club, who last season finally won their first UEFA trophy in their history, taking home the UEFA Conference League trophy after beating 1-0 Feyenoord in Tirana.
Mourinho doesn’t know what losing is like on this stage, winning all five of his European final appearances. While the Giallorossi will play their second European final in a row, Mourinho wants to lift his sixth European trophy after winning two Champions Leagues with Porto and Inter, two Europa Leagues with Porto and Manchester United (was called UEFA Cup when won with Porto in 2003) and the UEFA Conference League with AS Roma.
Let’s take a look at the European successes of Mourinho and rank the five finals he’s won:
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5. 2017 Europa League: Manchester United 2, Ajax 0
Before the current season under Erik ten Hag, Jose Mourinho was the last manager to win a trophy with Manchester United. The Portuguese coach won the 2017 Europa League final against Ajax in his first season at the club. The Red Devils were the favorites in that game, considering they were playing with Paul Pogba, Marcus Rashford and Juan Mata among others while Ajax were a young side with players that just emerged at high levels under coach Peter Bosz. Andre Onana, Matthijs de Ligt and Hakim Ziyech all started the final, while Frankie de Jong, Donny van de Beek and David Neres were sitting on the bench. The game ended 2-0 for United, thanks to the goals scored by Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
4. 2022 Europa Conference League: AS Roma 1, Feyenoord 0
The 2022 Conference League final was a historical win for AS Roma as the Italian club failed to win a UEFA trophy until last year. Jose…
