JOSE MOURINHO wants revenge on Bayern in the Champions League quarter or semi-finals.
The Tottenham boss saw his second string beaten easily 3-1 in a Group B dead rubber.
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But Mourinho, who made six changes, said: “My wish is to come back here later in the tournament — and that can only mean the quarter-final or semi-final — so we can give them a proper match with a proper team.
“We tried to organise a team where we could rest players and give more experienced players who had not played some assurity.
“In the first half they had more chances to score goals, but we were just one minute from going into half-time at 1-1.
“It was just important for us to get out with some dignity.”
‘CRAZY PERIOD’
Tottenham, who lost 7-2 at home to the Germans in October under previous boss Mauricio Pochettino, had already qualified for the next round as Group B runners-up behind winners Bayern.
They face either Barcelona, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig or Valencia in the last 16.
Mourinho, who has been in charge at Spurs for just over three weeks, added: “The teams that finished first, they will wish not to play against us. We are one of the strongest teams in the second group.
“We are in a country that goes through a crazy period this time of year that could leave marks on players, but come February we will be ready. I will have been here longer and we will know each other better.”
Ryan Sessegnon marked his full debut with a 20th-minute cracker which cancelled out Kingsley Coman’s opener for Bayern.
But sub Thomas Muller put the hosts ahead on the stroke of half-time before Philippe Coutinho scored their third after the break.
Mourinho said: “The fact we beat Olympiakos 4-2 in the last game allowed me to risk what happened.
“Bayern had four top players on the bench to rescue them if it went wrong. I decided not to have even Harry Kane or Dele Alli on bench. We manage our teams in different ways.”
Scorer Sessegnon, 19, said: “I felt good. Physically towards the end I was a bit tired but in myself I felt good. To get the goal on my first start was a special moment.
“We learned lessons. If you don’t take your chances against big teams then you will be punished. But we gave it a go and we are disappointed we didn’t get the result.”
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