Sevilla coach, Jose Luis Mendilibar has claimed his side are favourites in Wednesday’s Europa League final.
Sevilla, record six-time winners, have never lost a Europa League final, while Mourinho has won all five European finals he has ever been involved in.
“History does not play. My colleague thinks otherwise, I have respect for him,” Mourinho said.
The winners of the final at Budapest’s Puskas Arena will play in next season’s Champions League. Neither team can finish in the top four of their league, while Sevilla – 11th in La Liga could miss out on Europe entirely.
Sevilla won the 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2020 finals while Mourinho has won two Europa League titles, in 2003 and 2017.