Clearly, it had been a terrible match for him.
He had given it his all, but Dortmund had completely suppressed Real Madrid's midfield.
This was especially true in this match.
Early in the game, Kuba's attacking runs threatened Marcelo.
With Marcelo's performance stifled, the threat of Real Madrid's left-wing attack was greatly diminished.
More importantly, Mourinho had been a little too conservative.
For example, in the first leg, after taking a 3-1 lead, he brought on Khedira and switched to a strategy of defending deep and counter-attacking.
This substitution and tactical adjustment drew a great deal of criticism after the match.
The same defensive counter-attacking style could be highly effective at Inter Milan, even enough to shut down Barça.
But it couldn't simply be copied and pasted at Real Madrid.
Now, playing away at Westfalen Stadium, the 3-3 result from the first leg had become a sword of Damocles hanging over Real Madrid's head.
