Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp would find it tough to deal with another Champions League final defeat, according to Jose Mourinho, Goal reports.
Mourinho, a two-time winner of the Champions League, said another loss for Klopp would hurt.
"If Jurgen wins it's an incredible achievement for him," Mourinho stated. "If Jurgen doesn't win, you know... to lose three Champions League finals... phew... that has to be really, really hard, but he is a very positive guy, I'm sure he's just thinking about winning.
"Being a manager, and understanding what it means for a manager to play a Champions League final, there is always a negative side of it and the negative side is that one team will lose and one manager will lose."
Mourinho believes a win at the Wanda Metropolitano could lead to a period of sustained success for Tottenham.
"Spurs are not winning titles and to win the first one would be fantastic and could lead to other domestic trophies because the Champions League is the biggest one of all," he said. "Finals are not to play, finals are to win."
Besides, Mourinho expects the Europa League final to be Eden Hazard’s “last match in blue” before he departs Chelsea and links up with Real Madrid.
Mourinho, who has previously managed the Blues and Blancos, believes an agreement will be reached and a talismanic presence will depart west London.
He hopes that move will be made with Chelsea having secured more major silverware, with domestic rivals Arsenal set to provide their opposition in a continental showpiece on May 29.
Mourinho explained: “It looks like it is the last match in blue for Eden Hazard.
He is a player that was crucial for Chelsea's success in this last generation and Eden also will try to be what he is the majority of the time - a fantastic player on the pitch. He will want to win and possibly go to Real Madrid with a last trophy for Chelsea.”
Mourinho believes Maurizio Sarri’s side are well placed to get their hands on the Europa League crown.
“More pressure on Arsenal because they want the Champions League spot for next season,” added Mourinho. “They play for many millions so more pressure on the Arsenal side.”
He believes Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech would have chosen to bow out in a game against Chelsea and will be determined to beat his old club in the Europa League final, despite being linked with a return to Stamford Bridge.
Yet even if a return to west London is on the cards after the final, his former Chelsea boss Mourinho is confident there will be no split loyalties in Baku.
"It is Petr Cech's last football match - I think it's the match that he would choose," Mourinho said. "If he could choose a match to retire, I think this would be the match.
It looks like he goes home next season - home [is] Chelsea. I think of course he would love to do it in a winning way because he's a winner, he won so many things."
