Bombshell: Mourinho accused of cheating, Benfica boss under fire | OneFootball

Martin O'Neill accused José Mourinho of "cheating" in the 2003 UEFA Cup final, when the current Porto coach won the European competition in a final played against Celtic. The Dragons won 3-2, but the coach of the Scottish team at the time has not forgotten that match.

Martin O'Neill was a guest on Premier Sports to comment on the Chelsea - Benfica match, and took the opportunity to talk about José Mourinho: "I think he is an excellent coach. A really excellent coach. He is very, very intelligent. He just wanted to remind people how good he was."

"He is trying to downplay the situation, as if he had settled a bit. José never settles. An excellent coach for what he did [at Chelsea]," added the coach who was defeated by the Benfica manager in the 2003 UEFA Cup final.

Then, Martin O'Neill showed that the events of that European match are still fresh in his memory: "That doesn't mean they didn't cheat throughout the entire UEFA Cup final, lying on the ground and going to Porto every time they scored."

The then Celtic coach, however, finished with praise: "He is one of the greats. A really fantastic coach. What he did at Chelsea, that idea of shutting up shop and things like that. He knew how to win, that's the point. He won. And I have the utmost admiration for him, because he was a winner."

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