Sevilla, Mourinho put perfect European records in place for Europa League final

Roma manager Jose Mourinho has never lost a European final while Sevilla are six from six in Europa League finals Something has to give in Budapest on WednesdayPortugalrsquos Mourinho has five major continental titles to his namemdashtwo Champions League wins two Europa League trophies and last yearrsquos triumph in the inaugural Europa Conference League with the Italian sideJose MourinhoThe 60yearold announced himself on the big stage in 2003 when he led Porto to the UEFA Cup the Europa Leaguersquos precursor and the following year he won the Champions LeagueInter Milan became champions of Europe on his watch for the first time in 45 years in 2010 and he celebrated his fourth continental trophy during his spell at Manchester United in 2017 winning the Europa LeagueDefying the doubtersTwenty years on he is defying the naysayers who said his career was on the wane after a disappointing spell at Tottenham If Roma lift the trophy in Hungary Mourinho will pull clear of Giovanni Trapattoni who also won five major European trophies in his coaching career The muchtravelled Mourinho is in no doubt he is improving with age and experience ldquoBetter coach better person same DNArdquo said the Portuguese ldquoThe DNA is motivation is happiness Desire for these big moments and these are the feelings that I try to pass to the boysldquoI think you can be better and better with your experiences I think your brain becomes sharper and the accumulation of knowledge is better with the yearsldquoI think you stop when you lose motivation My motivation grows up every day I think I am better nowrdquo Mourinho saidAlso Read Roma to play Sevilla in finalChampions League awaitsRoma who edged past Bayer Leverkusen in the semifinals finished sixth in Serie A but victory against their Spanish opponents this week would be a passport into the Champions League Mourinhorsquos future beyond this season is uncertain but he says for now his only focus is on Wednesdayrsquos match at the Puskas ArenaIn order to achieve his target Mourinho must get past Sevilla who are kings of Europersquos secondtier competitionmdashtheir tally of six wins is double that of Inter Milan Liverpool Juventus and Atletico MadridThey are 11th in La Liga but have turned on the style in Europe coming from 20 down at one stage in the first leg against Manchester United to see off the English giants before beating Juventus in the semisIt is a remarkable end to the season for the club who flirted with relegation for much of the campaign sacking Julen Lopetegui and then Jorge Sampaoli before Jose Luis Mendilibar steadied the ship Veteran wingback Jesus Navas is aiming to win the Europa League for the fourth time just two months after Mendilibar took chargeldquoWe transform on Europa League nights and itrsquos incredible how we come out in every matchrdquo said the former Manchester City player ldquoItrsquos a competition that has given us a lot and the joy it provides us every time we take part in it drives us to go as far as possiblerdquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever