Best XIs this week from La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1, plus analysis that shows the downside of winning FA Cup ties
By Alistair Tweedale for WhoScored?, part of the Guardian Sport Network
“I think the word football ‘disgrace’ is a good word for what happened to us.”. After Chelsea’s capitulation to Bradford City on Saturday afternoon, José Mourinho lambasted his team’s display. They had just been on the wrong end of one of the greatest upsets the competition has seen and the manager rightly called the defeat “unacceptable”, while still praising the victors. After a cooling off period, Mourinho will take a rather more philosophical view.
The default position for a manager on the wrong end of a cup upset is to insist upon looking on the bright side. The result means their team can now concentrate on more important matters, invariably alluding to the greater importance now placed on Premier League success (and the greater financial rewards available).
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