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title: "Jose Mourinho sees no way back for Liverpool against Barcelona"
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author: "Oliver Birch"
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published: "2019-05-04T13:00:06Z"
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# Jose Mourinho sees no way back for Liverpool against Barcelona

Jose Mourinho believes Liverpool stand no chance of progressing to the Champions League final on Tuesday night, following Barcelona’s 3-0 victory in the first leg of their semi final at the Camp Nou.

Lionel Messi scored twice, including a quite brilliant free-kick, after former Liverpool man Luis Suarez opened the scoring for Barca to put Ernesto Valverde’s firmly in control.

[And according to the Liverpool Echo](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jose-mourinho-liverpool-barcelona-prediction-16225693), former Manchester United manager Mourinho believes the Reds are too far behind to mount a comeback against the La Liga champions.

> When the result was 2-0, I was still thinking it’s open. When they missed that late chance for the 3-1, I would say open, but 3-0 is 3-0.

![Matthias Hangst/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2019/05/1146488223.jpg)

> It’s hard to believe and Barcelona have an incredibly negative experience with Roma recently. I know that Liverpool at Anfield is really hard, the team is good, but if Barcelona score one goal, they have to concede five. I think it’s too much and I think the team (Barcelona) is with that appetite. I think Messi is dragging everybody with him for that appetite to make it happen. I think Barcelona has it.

Liverpool travel to Newcastle on Saturday evening in the Premier League before the second leg against Barca on Tuesday, in what is set to be a big week in the Reds’ season.