Two days passed quickly, and the day of the game was approaching. Both sides had already made preparations for their forthcoming battle.
Mourinho would never allow himself to have any mishaps at home. The hardest way to play in the knockout stage was to have the home match first and then the away match. But it could not be helped because they had lost the first place in the group stage competition in the last minute of the match.
Mourinho's plan was to ensure no points were lost at home. He demanded that the team's rear defensive line must keep their opponents out, so he would stick to the defensive counterattack tactics at home.
