Mkhitaryan: Mourinho plastered the UEFA Champions League trophy at the Rome base, and I hugged him warmly after winning the championship

Football     12:39pm, 10 October 2025

Recently, Mkhitaryan released an autobiography he co-authored with reporters in Italy, in which he talked about some stories between him and Mourinho.

After experiencing an unpleasant collaboration at Manchester United, Mourinho and Mkhitaryan met again in Rome. In the 2021/22 season, Roma reached the UEFA Europa League finals.

Mkhitaryan described the atmosphere of the team before the final in the book: "'We will definitely win the championship,' we often said this in the locker room. Before the final, Mourinho filled the entire training base with photos of the championship trophy, with the slogan 'We must win' written next to it.

"These photos are everywhere: locker room, corridor, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom. When we change our clothes, we think about victory; when we walk, we think about victory; when we fall asleep, we think about victory; when we smell the aroma of food, we think about victory; even when we go to the bathroom, we think about victory.

"There was absolutely no way we lost that game. Our great fans were so great, it was as if the whole of Rome had moved to the Tirana Stadium (the venue of the 2022 UEFA Champions League final).

"One second after the final whistle, Mourinho and I hugged each other, sincerely and warmly. 'We won another trophy together. ’ ‘We did it, Mickey, we did it. ’”

In addition, Mkhitaryan also talked about his rejection of Lazio’s contract. Shortly after Mkhitaryan joined Inter Milan, Lazio made an offer: “They gave me a 3+1 year contract, but I couldn’t accept it. When they talked to me about it, I thought of Rome. The most important thing is the fans, the flags, the people in the South Stand, I will never betray the fans, they deserve my wholehearted respect. "

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