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A big shock for Jose Mourinho in the Champions League!

Jose Mourinho's Benfica lost 1-0 at home to Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League.

A big shock for Jose Mourinho in the Champions League!

Jose Mourinho's Benfica faced Bayer Leverkusen at home. The Portuguese team left the field with a 1-0 defeat and has yet to earn any points in the Champions League this season. Things aren't going well for Fenerbahçe's former head coach Jose Mourinho at Benfica either. The Portuguese coach, who suffered consecutive defeats against Chelsea, Newcastle United, and Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League, has faced significant backlash from Benfica fans. Benfica failed to score a single goal in all three Champions League matches under Jose.

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Mourinho's reaction to the referee

After the match, Jose Mourinho said of referee Simone Sozza, who officiated the game, "I know this referee doesn't have much affection for me. I don't have much affection for him either." Sozza had refereed the Fenerbahçe-Lyon match during Mourinho's tenure at Fenerbahçe, and the Portuguese coach had reacted negatively to the same referee after that match as well.