European Champions League coach Jose Mourinho will lead his Italian team into their second European Champions League final in 2002 . Mourinho 's last defeat on home turf in the league was with Porto in 38 years . Mourinho has been praised for his team 's resilience in the second leg of the Champions League semifinal against Barcelona , when despite being reduced to 10 men they still managed to keep the Spanish challenge at bay and go through 3-2 on aggregate . The Italian has described the event as `` even bigger than the World Cup ''
European Champions League coach Jose Mourinho will lead his Italian team into their second European Champions League final in 2002 . Mourinho 's last defeat on home turf in the league was with Porto in 38 years . The Italian has described the event as `` even bigger than the World Cup ''