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Jose Mourinho has explained why he decided to watch RB Leipzig ’s goalless draw with Bayern Munich on Sunday evening.
Leipzig travelled to the Allianz Arena yesterday, with the two sides playing out a goalless draw that keeps defending champions Bayen top of the Bundesliga .
And Mourinho was spotted watching the match ahead of Tottenham’s Champions League Round of 16 tie with Leipzig.
“It's very important. I can see small details. Even the warm-ups. I can see what TV and video don't give me,” Mourinho told Sky.
“To see the warm-ups and to see what the players do individually.
Top scorers in European Championship historyShow all 17 1 /17Top scorers in European Championship history Top scorers in European Championship history Zinedine Zidane – 5 goals The graceful Frenchman played in three European Championships, and was named Player of the Tournament as he steered France to glory in Euro 2000.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Fernando Torres – 5 goals El Nino played a key role in Spain's back-t0-back triumphs in 2008 and 2012, winning man of the match in the first final and the Golden Boot in the latter tournament.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Jurgen Klinsmann – 5 goals The former Tottenham striker was part of the Germany side which won the tournament in 1996.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Mario Gomez – 5 goals The German was joint top goalscorer in 2012 as they fell to Italy in the semi-finals.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Milan Baros – 5 goals The Czech striker played in three Euros but scored all his goals in one, at Euro 2004, as they reached the semi-finals losing to eventual winners Greece.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Marco van Basten – 5 goals The Dutchman scored five goals in 1988 as the Netherlands won the tournament, including perhaps the greatest ever Euro 2020 strike as he volleyed home against the Soviet Union.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Savo Milosevic – 5 goals The former Aston Villa forward lit up Euro 2000 in his four appearances for free-scoring Yugoslavia.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Nuno Gomes – 6 goals The Portuguese striker scored in three different tournaments.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 6 goals The Swede played in four tournaments, scoring in the first three from 2004 to 2012, but never threatened to win the trophy.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Thierry Henry – 6 goals Henry started the Euro 2000 final as France claimed the trophy, having scored in the semi-final against Portugal.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Wayne Rooney – 6 goals Another three-tournament goalscorer who announced himself on the international stage with his performances at Euro 2004.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Patrick Kluivert – 6 goals The Dutchman scored at Euro 96 and 2000, finishing the latter as joint top scorer. He was the only player in orange to find the net as Netherlands lost to Italy in a shootout in the Euro 2000 semi-finals.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Ruud van Nistelrooy – 6 goals Another Dutch goalscorer, notching his six goals across eight games in two tournaments, but never achieved as much with Netherlands as he should have.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Antoine Griezmann – 6 goals (still active) The Frenchman is a World Cup winner and scored six goals at his only Euros in 2016, winning the Golden Boot and Player of the Tournament.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Alan Shearer – 7 goals Finished top scorer at Euro 96 in the tournament England feel they should have won.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Cristiano Ronaldo – 9 goals (still active) The Portuguese has scored nine goals across an extraordinary 21 games in four separate Championships, winning the most recent edition, and will surely be the outright top scorer by the time his fifth tournament is finished.
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Top scorers in European Championship history Michel Platini – 9 goals The France captain scored two hat-tricks in Euro 1984 as he produced one of the great individual tournament performances to deliver Les Bleus their first major trophy.
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“Some skills that sometimes during the game are hidden. It's a different intensity. It's a different experience. I couldn't miss the opportunity.”
Mourinho added that, unlike his players, he does not need to take a winter break.
“The players needed some days off. For their body and soul they needed a rest. But not for me.
“I think the best way to try and help the team is to work.”
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