Overview
- Spanish reports and The Athletic say president Florentino Pérez wants José Mourinho back at Real Madrid.
- Mourinho told Italy’s Il Giornale he is only thinking about taking Benfica into the Champions League.
- Benfica remain unbeaten yet could still miss the top two because Portugal uses head-to-head tiebreakers instead of goal difference.
- FOCUS reports a €3 million release clause in Mourinho’s Benfica contract that could allow a summer move.
- Reports say some inside Real resist a reunion after strains in his 2010–2013 tenure, including with captain Iker Casillas.