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Jose Mourinho Discusses Hiding in Laundry Basket as Chelsea Manager to Avoid Ban

Jose Mourinho has spoken about when he avoided a touchline ban in the UEFA Champions League as manager of Chelsea by hiding in a laundry basket.

The 55-year-old told beIN Sports (h/t Sky Sports) how he managed to get around his suspension before the Blues' quarter-final against Bayern Munich in 2005 at Stamford Bridge.

"I go to the dressing room during the day so I was there from midday and the game is seven o'clock. I just want to be in the dressing room when the players arrive.

"I went there and nobody saw me.