Mourinho blew his top after Chelsea’s chaotic defending led to three goals that leave his side with a mountain to climb to avoid a Champions League quarter-final exit.
The Chelsea boss then questioned whether Torres, axed from the game before coming on as a second-half substitute, was ‘a real striker’.
A furious Mourinho said: ‘We couldn’t transform halfchances into goals. And on top of that, we made individual defensive mistakes — so we paid the price.The Chelsea manager then turned his attentions to Torres, who came on as a substitute for Schurrle midway through the second half.
‘We scored in our own goal, and the third goal is a joke. Not a goal, a joke.’
Torres has scored just three times in the Champions League this season, including the opener in Turkey against Galatasaray in the previous round.
Mourinho added: ‘I’m not happy with my strikers’ performances so I had to try things.
‘And with Andre at least I know we have one more player to have the ball, one more player to associate with the other players, even though he’s not a striker.
‘But football is not just about that. It’s also about scoring goals, getting behind, and that is for strikers. Real strikers. And I had to try.
‘It’s difficult for us to score goals, especially when the games are tight. It’s difficult for us to transform the half-chances into chances.
‘And when you make a defensive mistake, you are in trouble.’
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