Jose Mourinho says his frustration at Cristiano Ronaldo missing in a 2012 Champions League semifinal penalty shootout for Real Madrid has never gone away.
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Mourinho and Ronaldo reached three consecutive Champions League semifinals during their time together at Real Madrid, coming closest to making the final in the middle year when losing on penalties to Bayern Munich in the second leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Ronaldo took the first kick in the shootout, but saw his effort saved by Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Madrid's Kaka and Sergio Ramos then also missed, leaving the German side's Bastian Schweinsteiger to slot the winner as his team won the shootout 3-1.
The now Chelsea manager told Portuguese channel TVI that for his team's best player to miss such an important penalty kick was something which was hard to move on from.
"To lose a semifinal on penalties when your best player, your best penalty taker, the player in who you put all your faith and pick to take the first penalty, reaches the spot and fails," Mourinho said. "That is a frustration which never goes away."
The quotes from Mourinho would appear to quash any possibility of Ronaldo choosing to rejoin his former coach at Stamford Bridge, should reports that the 29-year-old is considering leaving Madrid come true.
Ronaldo had been linked with Chelsea, as well as his former club Manchester United, after he made public comments which seemed to be thinly veiled criticism of the transfer policy of Blancos president Florentino Perez.
When recently asked about the possibility of Ronaldo moving to West London, Mourinho, who last year indicated he did not have a positive relationship with his compatriot, replied: "Pfff... forget it."
The reigning Ballon d'Or holder has since stepped back from that stance, claiming his words had been misinterpreted, and speculation over a move has died down in the Spanish press.