‘I feel more than sad’ – Mourinho after shock Europa League exit

The Portuguese lamented his side’s performance and apologized to club supporters and fans following

’s 3-0 defeat at

in the Europa League on Thursday.

Spurs went into the last 16 second-leg tie with a 2-0 lead thanks to a brace from

Harry Kane

in the first tie but

Mislav Orsic

's sensational hat-trick wiped out Spurs' lead from the first leg.

Speaking afterward,

Mourinho

expressed his disappointment with his side’s performance while praising Dinamo Zagreb’s efforts through the game.

"If I forget the last minutes of extra-time, where we did something to get a different result and go through, in the 90 minutes and first half of extra-time was one team that decided to leave everything on the pitch,"

Mourinho told 

.

"They left sweat, energy, blood. In the end they left even tears of happiness. Very humble and committed. I have to praise them. On the other side, my team. I repeat, my team. They didn't look like it was playing an important match. If for any one of them it is not important, for me it is.

"For the respect I have for my career and my job, every match is important. For every Tottenham fan at home every match matters. Another attitude is needed. To say I feel sad is not enough.

"What I feel is much more than sadness. I just left Dinamo dressing room where I went to praise the guys and I feel sorry one team is not my team won the game based on attitude and compromise. I feel more than sad. That is it.

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