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•26 Feb 2026, 08:43

Why suspended Jose Mourinho watched Benfica's Champions League defeat to Real Madrid from 'secret location'

Jose Mourinho was nowhere to be seen when returning to Santiago Bernabeu with Benfica for a Champions League clash with Real Madrid. The Portuguese was serving a suspension after collecting a red card during the first leg of that European play-off contest, so was never going to be on the touchline, but he is said to have watched the game from a “mystery location”.