The blues who were ahead just before the half-time after a goal from Oscar, were shocked by second-half goals from Mohamed Salah and Marco Streller in the Group E clash.
Mourinho who described his team as "beautiful young eggs" in his pre-match press conference, was left downplaying his players’ ability to handle pressure after the second defeat in a row.
"I think the team doesn’t have the maturity and personality to deal with certain pressures of the game," Mourinho told reporters.
"We saw that at Everton when they scored just before half-time and again today. When the first negative moment arrives, which is the equaliser, the team shakes a little bit.
"We go home very sad but tomorrow morning we wake up and work on it."
The Portuguese handed a debut to €36 million summer signing Willian but watched a toothless display as the Londoners struggled to create chances.
Mourinho accepted responsibility for the defeat and is confident that his team will still progress from a group that is completed by Schalke and Steaua Bucharest.
"I don’t think it’s the time to speak about individual performances," Mourinho added. "We lost as a team. The ones who play well and not so good are all in the same bag and I’m responsible. I like players to shine and to praise them when we win, but when we lose I’m responsible.
"It was not what we expected. Of course not. In the end we lost three points and we must get them somewhere else.
"The three points we lost him, we must get them back. The objective of finishing in the top two is far from lost, we are going to fight for it and I believe very much we are going to achieve."
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