The Spanish side won 4-0 to clinch their spot in the knock out phase as group winners, but the red cards came in the final minutes, both for second yellow cards after time wasting.
Given that they will now be suspended for the final group game and available again for the second round, this lead to speculation that underhand tactics were used.
Mourinho shrugged off the rumours by simply stating “stories sell, but the important thing is the 4-0 win and the fantastic game we had. Let’s talk about that and not other things.”
