Mourinho coaches Benfica, the biggest gimmick is not to return to the Champions League, but to meet Real Madrid again after 8 years

As an old migrant worker over 60 years old, Mourinho's speed and efficiency in finding a job have instantly defeated today's college students. Just after being swept out by Fenerbahce, he got off the door for a month and immediately took office. Moreover, he and Benfica also have historic and immediacy stories. As early as 25 years ago, Mourinho coached Benfica, so this time he was considered returning to his hometown; and in the Champions League playoffs in August, Mourinho's Fenerbahce was eliminated by Benfica. So, Benfica smashed Mourinho's old job and immediately gave him a new job. Mourinho has not had time to hate Benfica and is about to start to be grateful.

And more importantly, taking advantage of the opportunity to coach Benfica, Mourinho finally returned to the UEFA Champions League field he is familiar with and longed for. And this time it is a ready-made opportunity, so he doesn't need to lead the team to compete for the Champions League qualification. It has been 5 years since Mourinho led the team to play in the Champions League last time. At that time, he was coaching Tottenham. Nowadays, many young fans find it difficult to understand where Mourinho is. Since Mourinho has coached European second-tier teams in recent years and is far from the Champions League, in the eyes of many people, Mourinho is just a second-tier coach. But in fact, Mourinho has definitely been a famous coach in European football in the past twenty years. He has outstanding achievements, outstanding personality and high recognition. He has achieved great success in many giant teams. Mourinho has won two Champions League titles. Although he is not as good as Ancelotti, Guardiola, and Zidane, he is also ahead of top coaches in today's football such as Klopp, Tuchel, and Frick. It's indeed been a long time since we saw Mourinho commanding in the Champions League. And now, this scene can be staged soon.

In the second round of the Champions League, Benfica will face Chelsea away. This has a unique significance for Mourinho, because Chelsea is the team he once coached and the team he once entered the palace for the second time. But if you continue to look at the schedule in Benfica, you will find a bigger surprise. Let me put it this way, Mourinho's second trip to Miyamoto Fica this time was not to return to the Champions League, but to meet Real Madrid again after 8 years. Yes, I think in Mourinho's coaching career, Real Madrid's stop is the most peak and glorious, although this stop is also his turning point. For Mourinho, Porto is where he became famous, Chelsea is where he was promoted to the top coach, Inter Milan is where he achieved great success, and Real Madrid is where he reached the peak in all aspects. Because, although Mourinho's performance in Real Madrid is far inferior to Inter Milan, don't forget that what he had to face at that time was the Dream Three Barcelona. It is amazing to be able to steal a La Liga championship and a Cup of REE championship from Mengsan's hands. After the disagreement with Real Madrid, although Mourinho had achieved some results at Chelsea and Manchester United, at that time, his aura began to fade and his status gradually declined. What reflects this most is the European Super Cup on August 9, 2017, when Real Madrid defeated Manchester United 2:1. At that time, Real Madrid was the Champions League champion, while Manchester United was just the Europa League champion. As the former Red Devils, Manchester United has fallen to the point where they can only play in the Europa League, and it is so difficult to win the championship. Of course, this will be more exciting for Manchester United today. And that game was Mourinho's last encounter with Real Madrid so far. Look at Benfica's Champions League schedule this season. Their last opponent in the first stage happened to be Real Madrid. Not only will he meet this most important old master again after 8 years, but he will also meet Alonso, the only proud disciple who supported him in Real Madrid back then. Such a gimmick and such a scene are definitely eye-catching enough. Of course, the premise is that Mourinho can hold on until that time. Good luck to the Magic Bird.