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The Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola comparisons are back!

Roma fought resiliently to defeat Bayer Leverkusen and go to their second European final under Jose Mourinho, setting up a Europa League final versus Sevilla. Jose Mourinho oversaw the Italian club’s first European title in almost 60 years as they won the Conference League in his first season in Rome.

The Giallorossi, who led 1-0 after the first leg, vexed the Bundesliga side throughout the match. Leverkusen were the only team to threaten a goal during the match and had the lion’s share of possession, but were unable to break down a usually well-drilled Mourinho side – who will play in the final next month.

Having said all that, there was no surprise a debate was reignited amongst the fans on Twitter, comparing Jose Mourinho with his long time rival Pep Guardiola. The Spaniard too has steered his Manchester City side to a second Champions League final of his tenure.

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The Jose Mourinho vs Pep Guardiola debate has been renewed after the two managers landed their respective teams in European finals. Credits: Twitter

Fans can’t enough of Jose Mourinho pulling-off miracles with Roma

Pep Guardiola has won 30 trophies in total, including ten league titles and two Champions Leagues, in 13 years at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City, but Jose Mourinho has always felt that his own record of 30 trophies over a 20-year span with Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid (where his rivalry with the Catalan turned toxic), Manchester United, Tottenham and now Roma does not compare favourably.

Most likely, Barcelona’s mesmerising thrashing of Manchester United in the 2011 Champions League final will always stand as Guardiola’s greatest accomplishment. However, Jose Mourinho’s standout accomplishment remains his Inter Milan defeating Guardiola’s Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals in 2010 despite playing more than an hour of the second leg at the Nou Camp with 10 men.

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After leading Roma to Conference League triumph last season, Jose Mourinho has now taken them to the Europa League final. Credits: Twitter

On the other hand, Mourinho guiding Porto to Champions League triumph, and Roma to Conference League win are also debated as his best achievements. And his recent one, where he has driven the Italian side to their second consecutive European final could mean that the Portuguese could end up winning his sixth European cup, whereas Guardiola is still in search of his third and first since 2011.

Fans, as usual, couldn’t stop themselves from comparing the two coaches, as here are some best comments: