JOSE MOURINHO thinks Barcelona will BEAT Manchester United in the Champions League, but refused to be drawn into the Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo debate.
Jose Mourinho was sacked as Manchester United boss in December after a string of bad results and poor decisions alienated both fans and players.
The Ex-Chelsea manager has been vocal as he prepares to find his next challenge in the game – and he has now offered a bold Champions League prediction.
“Juventus and Barcelona are the two great candidates for the final victory and will reach the bottom,” Mourinho said.
The Portuguese thinks that the quality of the two squads will see the Spanish and Italian giants through to the final in May – at the expense of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s United.
Both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been crucial in the success of their respective teams so far this season.
However, Mourinho thinks that the sides need to be respected as a whole, and not because of one star player.
He said: ”All they talk about Ronaldo and Messi, but I prefer to talk about Juve and Barcelona.
“I will always be a football coach and football continues to be a team sport.