José Mourinho was interviewed by the official UEFA website and discussed some of his Champions League highlights. He looked back on his time at Real Madrid and the club's three consecutive semi-final appearances as well as 'La Décima' that escaped his grasp.

"When I arrived at Real Madrid they hadn't reached the quarter-finals for almost a decade and when we got Lyon in the last 16, the club was in panic. We went through that barrier and the club changed, the players changed. We thought we would win the competition. But in three consecutive years we reached the semi-finals, and for different reasons we didn't manage to reach the final", stated Mourinho.

The Portuguese was subsequently replaced in the dugout by Carlo Ancelotti, who went on to win the Champions League in his first season in charge, a feat that made Mourinho happy despite the fact that he was not the brains behind the success. "The one that was really difficult was the one we lost on penalties [to Bayern]. It was a big disappointment, but when Real Madrid won it in 2014 the club deserved it. The club deserved it totally, and I was happy".