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Eto'o reveals Mourinho's Champions League final masterstroke

The former Barcelona striker says the Portuguese made a key decision before a meeting with Bayern Munich in 2010 that helped Inter to victory

Samuel Eto'o has revealed that Jose Mourinho allowed him to deliver Inter's crucial pre-match team talk ahead of the 2010 Champions League final.

The Cameroon great spent two years at San Siro after leaving Barcelona in 2009 and claimed an historic treble of Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League triumphs in his first season at the club.

Inter beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the final at Santiago Bernabeu - their first in the tournament since 1972 - thanks to two goals from Diego Milito.