Jose Mourinho accomplished an unbeaten league season with Benfica however needed to accept third place within the Portuguese top-flight.
Benfica beat Estoril 3-1 of their last match of the marketing campaign as they ended their undefeated Primeira Liga marketing campaign with 23 wins, 11 attracts and no defeats.
Nevertheless, they completed on 80 factors – eight behind champions Porto and two behind second-placed Sporting.
The victory towards Estoril may very well be Mourinho’s last recreation in control of Benfica as he’s in last negotiations to develop into Actual Madrid supervisor, 13 years after his first spell on the Bernabeu.
The 63-year-old joined Portuguese aspect Benfica as supervisor on a two-year contract final September, however is needed by Actual president Florentino Perez.
This isn’t the primary time Benfica have gone a league season unbeaten and ended up trophyless.
In 1977-78, Porto drew two video games fewer and pipped them to the league title on objective distinction.
Mourinho’s Benfica have be a part of FC Sheriff in Moldova (2024-25) and Serbian aspect Crimson Star Belgrade (2007-08) as the one European sides this century to overlook out on a league title regardless of going a whole season with out shedding.
