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Jose Mourinho aiming to maintain Europa League record
Jul 13, 2020
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho hopes to get the chance to win next season's Europa League after his side took a big step towards qualifying with a 2-1 triumph over Arsenal on Sunday.
Spurs moved above their north London rivals in the table after Toby Alderweireld's late goal handed them the points to ensure Mourinho stayed unbeaten at home in the league against the Gunners in his time in English football.
They are in eighth position - one which would seal a place in Europe's second tier competition if Manchester City's ban is not overturned later today - and back in the race to finish seventh.
Some have speculated as to whether it would benefit Spurs not to be involved in European competition at all next season, but Mourinho wants the chance to win it for a third time.
"I would love to play Europa League," he said. "It is not a competition I am in love with, it is not a competition that I like very, very much to play, but when you cannot play the Champions League, you play the Europa League.
"In my career I have only played the Europa League twice and I have won it twice. It would not be bad to play a third time and win it a third time. We have to fight until the end to finish in a Europa League place.
"If you ask (six-time Formula One world champion) Lewis Hamilton if he wants to win Formula Two, I don't think it will be a great deal for him, but it is a competition and I prefer to play Europa League than to not play.
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