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  "id": 6256007,
  "title": "Mourinho not feeling pressure to win Champions League ..as Madrid face Inter today",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/mourinho-not-feeling-pressure-to-win-champions-league-as-madrid-face",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T08:12:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ghanaian Times",
    "slug": "ghanaian-times",
    "url": "https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/mourinho-not-feeling-pressure-to-win-champions-league-as-madrid-face-inter-today/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho stated on Tuesday that he is not experiencing any additional pressure to secure the Champions League trophy during his second appointment at the club, ahead of their match against Inter Milan at the Santiago Bernabeu. Mourinho noted that the Champions League is the sole trophy he missed during his initial tenure at Real Madrid, from 2010 to 2013. He emphasized that the current challenge does not stem from the past, asserting, \"What I need to do now has nothing to do with the past.\" Reflecting on the team's performance, Mourinho highlighted the club's progress, stating, \"Back in 2010, we weren’t even reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League and it had been ages since we’d played in a semi-final. Now we’ve won six Champions Leagues in a little over a decade.\" The focus is on how Real Madrid will react to their initial setback this season – a 1-0 loss to Real Betis in LaLiga on Friday. Mourinho affirmed, \"We want to win every match, every competition,\" underscoring the importance of achieving stability for long-term success.",
  "summary": "Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho, said he was not feeling any added pressure to win the Champions League in his second spell at the club ahead of their opener against Serie A champions Inter Milan today at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Champions League is the only trophy that evaded Mourinho during his first stint at … The post Mourinho not feeling pressure to win Champions League ..as Madrid face…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/champions-league-is-the-rise-of-the-superclubs-becoming-a-problem",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport Football",
        "title": "Non-league to Champions League: The Porto boss out to stun Man City",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/non-league-to-champions-league-the-porto-boss-out-to-stun-man-city",
        "published": "2026-09-08T06:32:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Non-league to Champions League: The Porto boss out to stun Man City",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/non-league-to-champions-league-the-porto-boss-out-to-stun-man-city-6247585",
        "published": "2026-09-08T06:32:55.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}