Cristi Chivu's remarks on the success with Borussia Dortmund + How he answered, when asked about a duel with Mourinho in the play-offs

There, Cristi Chivu can meet his former coach from Inter, Jose Mourinho, currently Benfica Lisbon's technician. The Lusitanians qualified for the play-offs in the last phase, after goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin made it 4-2 with Real Madrid in the 90th + 8th minute, a goal that Benfica desperately needed to secure a place in the top 24.

The other variant of opponent for Inter in the play-off is Bodo/Glimt, who produced the surprise in Spain and beat Atletico Madrid with the score 2-1, after in the previous stage they short-circuited Manchester City, score 3-1.

Cristi Chivu congratulated his players after qualifying for the Champions League play-offs: “We got what we deserved!”

“I got what I deserved! Let's focus on what we did, not what we failed to do. It was not easy at all against this team and this crowd, who provide a lot of energy. I practiced serious and mature football.

We could have been more effective in the first half, in the situations we created by attacking the defensive line, but we paid the price for a little superficiality. However, we are working hard and our progress in the last two months has been exponential. This result can give us a lot of confidence and self-esteem”, said Cristi Chivu, according to fcinternews.it.

Chivu avoided talking about a possible confrontation with Jose Mourinho, his former coach at Inter: “I'm only thinking about facing Davide Nicola (nr Cremonese coach) on Sunday. It will be the most important game of the season because we will sleep here (nr Lisbon). Tomorrow we will travel back and train. The next game is always the most important.”

Regarding the scorer of the first goal, Federico Dimarco, the Romanian technician scored: “We are very satisfied with the season he has had, the mentality he has and the desire to be decisive. Thank God, he has always had quality. Today we have a mature player who helps a lot, we are very happy with his performances.”

Finally, Chivu wished to congratulate his entire team for this season's successes: “Credit goes to these guys for their ability to understand our requirements. Humility is the key word for this group. There are 25 players who do their best to be protagonists, because they know they can alternate between standing out and helping the team.

I want to highlight the developments of Yann Sommer, Luis Henrique and also that of Andy Diouf, who had the patience to understand where he ended up, how difficult it is to wear the Inter shirt and what expectations there are, because it is a club with a strong reputation. Today he went in with the right spirit and thus unlocked. It must go on like this; we all have to keep it up because we have reached an important level of maturity where we put work first.

We always show humility, regardless of the opponent, you can win or you can lose, but we must never lose our attitude and mentality“.