Aguirre says Valencia players did not take Mourinho comments personally

Valencia coach Javier Aguirre said his players did not take Jose Mourinho's comments personally, speaking at a press conference reported by AS ahead of Valencia's Copa del Rey match against Tavernes on Tuesday.

Aguirre maintained, 72 hours after Valencia's game against Real Madrid, that there was no foul by Maffeo on Mbappe in the action that preceded the 0-1, which he said "conditioned us emotionally." He also addressed Mourinho's remarks, saying the Portuguese coach told him to stay calm and that his players were better than Valencia's.

Asked how he believes those words affected his squad, Aguirre responded: "I have good players and they didn't take it as something personal."