Mourinho once again mocked the phenomenon of Barcelona avoiding punishment despite accumulating yellow cards, "We are honest, we didn't deliberately collect yellow cards, and now we have four players close to suspension. Cavaleiro can't play tomorrow, and we're missing the best central defender in the world." Regarding the secret to defeating Barcelona, Mourinho said, "I don't have the secret to beating Barcelona."
The "dagger" Mourinho threw out at the press conference obviously made Guardiola unable to tolerate it. As the media put it, Mourinho's words made Guardiola jump up angrily.
Guardiola decided to respond to Mourinho's attack, marking the first time since he took office.
