Ronaldo failed me in the Champions League - Mourinho

The Chelsea boss has lamented how the superstar forward
did not score his penalty in the semi-final shootout three
seasons ago while he was in charge at Real Madrid

Jose Mourinho has laid his failure
to win the Champions League with
Real Madrid at the feet of Cristiano
Ronaldo.
The coach joined Madrid in 2010
having just won the trophy with
Inter, but a third success in the
competition eluded the Portuguese
as he could only reach three consecutive semi-finals in his
three seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The closest Mourinho and Ronaldo came to being crowned
champions of Europe together was in 2011-12 when they took
Bayern Munich to penalties after extra-time in the semi-final
second leg, but failed efforts from Ronaldo, Kaka and Sergio
Ramos saw them eliminated.
Mourinho left Madrid for Chelsea last summer, where he is
gearing up for Wednesday's Champions League group-stage
opener versus Schalke, but he has not forgotten how his
regular penalty taker missed at the most crucial of stages.
"Winning the Champions twice as coach has made my career a
special one," the former Porto boss told TVI24.
"I've been in several semi-finals too and some defeats were
especially hard to take, such as the goal that did not exist
against Liverpool [during his first Chelsea spell] in 2005 or on
penalties in 2012 when our first-choice penalty taker [Ronaldo]
went up first and failed."
Mourinho also dismissed suggestions that he could take over
as Portugal boss following Paulo Bento's departure earlier this
month, which he admits struck him as bizarre timing.
"They have not asked me if I want the job, but I would not
accept," the 51-year-old added.
"I'm surprised with the situation though. It is not unheard of for
a coach to be fired or to depart after one or two games,
sometimes even in pre-season if it does not feel right. If there's
not a connection there or if chances of success are minimal.
"But that's not the case here. If at the end of the World Cup,
Bento had decided to leave or the Portuguese football
association had chosen to get someone new, that would be
normal. But at this point it is strange."