AS Roma boss Jose Mourinho appears to have mocked European giants FC Barcelona and Juventus following their struggles in the UEFA Champions League this season.
Both Barca and Juve look to be on the brink of elimination from the tournament following their damaging results in the Champions League this week.
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The Bianconeri suffered an embarrassing 2-0 defeat to Israeli outfit Maccabi Haifa, with the result ensuring that the Italian side's fate is now no longer in their hands going into their last two group games against Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain.
The Old Lady are currently third in Group H, five points behind the aforementioned teams, and in order to qualify for the knockout stages, the Italian club must win both their remaining fixtures and hope Benfica and PSG drop points in their matches.
Barca also face an uphill task as a defeat to Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou on matchday five would seal their elimination from the competition.
Prior to that, though, an Inter Milan win over Viktoria Plzen in their game earlier that same evening would also see the Blaugrana bow out of the competition at the group stage for the second successive season.
With the Spanish and Italian giants, among other big teams, seeming likely to get knocked out of the tournament and drop into the UEFA Europa League, Mourinho has now described those clubs who will do so as "failed sharks".
"I see them [Real Betis] as candidates, but the failed sharks of the Champions League will arrive, and they will come in hard," Mourinho said when asked if he thinks Real Betis have become favourites for the UEL after their draw with Roma on Thursday saw them qualify for the next stage of the competition, according to BeSoccer.
"They shouldn't come but it's the reality. It's going to be fun. The failures of the Champions League."
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Teams who come third in their group at the end of the Champions League group stage drop into the first knockout round of the Europa League.
Big clubs who are currently third in their UCL groups this season include Barca, Juve, AC Milan and Atletico Madrid.
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