A José Mourinho handshake fail after his side’s 0-0 draw vs. Lyon in the Europa League on Thursday went viral. The Fenerbahce boss made a classic error of mistaken identity and shook the wrong person’s hand after the game.
Mourinho followed the tradition of shaking hands with the opposing manager of the final whistle, however, accidentally shook the hand of Lyon’s physio, Abdeljelil Redissi.
Redissi looked a little confused before pointing Mourinho in the right direction toward Lyon’s actual head coach, Pierre Sage.
José Mourinho handshake mistake vs. Lyon
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At least Redissi will now be able to tell his grandchildren about the time he got to shake hands with “The Special One.”
Mourinho’s side will be in desperate need of a victory in their final Europa League “League Stage” game as Fenerbahce sit 23rd in the league. Only places 9-24 advance to the knockout playoffs with spots 1-8 automatically advancing to the Round of 16.
Fenerbahce’s next game in the Europa League will be a trip to Denmark to face Midtjylland. Hopefully Mourinho shakes the correct person’s hand after the game.
