'I sat in my car and cried' : Jose Mourinho reflects on losing semi final clash against Bayern in 2012

Jose Mourinho has revealed how losing a Champions League semi-final to Bayern Munich with Real Madrid in 2012 left him crying in his car.

This weekend marks eight years exactly since Mourinho ended Pep Guardiola’s domination in Spain by winning La Liga.

But he also had the chance to win what would have been Real Madrid’s 10th Champions League only to lose on penalties to Bayern Munich, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Sergio Ramos all missing from the spot.

Kaka was among the big names to miss a penalty against the Germans for Real Madrid

Mourinho told Marca: ‘That is also football. Cristiano, Kaka, Sergio Ramos. They are three monsters of football, there is no doubt about that.

Cristiano Ronaldo also missed his chance from the spot and looked devastated afterwards

‘But they are also human. That night is the only time I have ever cried after a football match.

‘I remember it well: me and Aitor [Karanka] parked in the car in front of my house, crying. It was very hard to take because in that 2011-12 season we were the best team in Europe.’