The Special One I said: “I made a mistake by moving to Fenerbahçe. It was not my cultural level, it was not my football level, it was not my level. Of course I gave everything until the last day and nobody likes to leave, but as a coach of Benfica I return to my level, and my level is that of one of the biggest clubs in the world.”
Sensational return José Mourinho: Portuguese back at Benfica after 25 years
After his departure from AS Roma, 62-year-old Mourinho worked for a year in the Turkish Süper Lig. With Fenerbahçe, Mourinho finished second in Turkey, far behind national champion Galatasaray.
With Fenerbahçe it went wrong in the preliminary round of the Champions League against Benfica. “I have become a better person, but still not the textbook example of Fair Play. I can’t stand my loss. It is not easy for me to congratulate Benfica at such a moment. But they deserved it, I realized that.”
Shaming home defeat against Qarabag does Benfica trainer cost the head, does José Mourinho make sensational return?
The 62-year-old Portuguese signed a two-year contract in his own country. On November 25, the match between Ajax and Benfica in the main tournament of the Champions League is on the roll. In 2000, Mourinho was already a few months before the group as a Benfica trainer. He then celebrated great successes in particular with FC Porto and Chelsea.
Competition phase – EuropeanMatch day 1
Competition phase – European
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | Ds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | |
| 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | |
| 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | |
| 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | |
| 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | |
| 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | |
| 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | |
| 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | |
| 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | |
| 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | |
| 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | |
| 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | |
| 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | |
| 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 |