The press conference of Portuguese coach José Mourinho, the manager of Real Madrid, before the match against his guest Inter Milan, witnessed a humorous moment that brought to mind one of his most famous moments in the Champions League.
Mourinho is preparing, during his second tenure at Real Madrid, to start his journey in the Champions League this season when his team faces his former team Inter Milan tonight at the "Santiago Bernabéu" stadium.
Just before leaving the conference hall, an Italian journalist presented Mourinho with a gift of a small water spray, considering it a good luck charm, causing a smile to appear on the face of the Portuguese coach as soon as he received the gift.
The gift holds special significance, as it evokes Mourinho's famous celebration with Inter Milan at the "Camp Nou" in 2010, after eliminating Barcelona from the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Barcelona had turned on the water sprinklers in the pitch after the match in an attempt to prevent Mourinho and Inter Milan players from celebrating in front of the fans, but the Portuguese coach turned the situation into one of the most iconic images of his coaching career.
The Spanish website "El Desmarque" pointed out that the Italian journalist, a fan of Mourinho, specifically chose the water spray to evoke that memory, which is associated with one of the coach's most significant achievements with Inter.
The victory over Barcelona granted Inter Milan a place in the final of the Champions League in 2010, where the Italian team later won the title, and it also deprived Barcelona of playing the final match at the "Santiago Bernabéu," which added extra importance to the victory for Real Madrid as well.
It seems that the amusing gift brought back to Mourinho some memories of that historic match, just before he meets his former team again, but this time from the seat of the Real Madrid coach.