"Former Chelsea and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho returned to Benfica last month, 25 years after beginning his managerial career with the Lisbon club. Mourinho was sacked by Fenerbahce but was quickly snapped up by Benfica, who offered him Champions League football and the chance to go back to West London for his warmest Chelsea reunion yet. The Blues came out on top on Tuesday, winning 1-0 but losing striker Joao Pedro to a second yellow card deep into second-half stoppage time."
"Mourinho, who was once offered a role as Bobby Robson's assistant manager at Newcastle United, left Portuguese football 21 years ago, exiting Porto as reigning European champions to take over from Claudio Ranieri at Roman Abramovich's Chelsea in 2004. The self-appointed Special One won the Premier League in his first two seasons and added a third title in a shorter second spell in 2014-15."
"After winning a famous treble with Inter Milan, Mourinho was appointed by Real Madrid and spent three seasons at the Bernabeu under the leadership of long-time club president Perez. Mourinho's relationships with some of his senior players reportedly became frayed and he left the club in 2013, officially by mutual consent but with Perez's respect for him intact and after a failed attempt by the president to persuade him to stay."
Jose Mourinho returned to Benfica last month, 25 years after beginning his managerial career with the Lisbon club. He was sacked by Fenerbahce and quickly signed by Benfica, who offered Champions League football and a return fixture against Chelsea. Benfica maintained an unbeaten start in Portugal, with five wins in seven fixtures while Porto hold a 100% record. Benfica lost the match at Chelsea 1-0, with Joao Pedro sent off late for a second yellow. Mourinho left Portuguese football 21 years ago to join Chelsea in 2004, won multiple Premier League titles and a treble with Inter, then spent three seasons at Real Madrid before departing in 2013.
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