Didier Drogba (Barca 2-1 Chelsea match, February 23, 2005, in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16) Drogba was Mourinho’s first student to receive a red card in his matches with Barca.
Asier del Horno (Chelsea 1-2 Barca, February 26, 2006, first leg of Champions League round of 16) One year and three days after Drogba’s red card, history repeated itself with almost the same scenario.
Thiago Motta (Barca 1-0 Inter, April 28, 2010, Champions League semi-final second leg) Since Del Horno’s red card, 6 more confrontations between Barca and Mourinho’s teams passed until `
Sergio Ramos (Barca 5-0 Real Madrid, November 29, 2010, round 13 of La Liga) The first classic match in Mourinho’s career couldn’t have ended in a worse way.
Raul Albiol (Real 1-1 Barca, April 16, 2011, round 32 of La Liga) Mourinho achieved two important results in the second classic match he participated in.
Angel Di Maria (Barca 0-1 Real, April 20, 2011, King’s Cup final) Mourinho’s third classic match ended happily, although the team he led once again had to leave the field with only 10 points.
Pepe (Real 0-2 Barca, April 27, 2011, Champions League semi-final first leg) Similar to the red card given to Thiago Motta a year earlier, Pepe’s carding yesterday also caused intense controversy.
Minh Kha
