Jose Mourinho finished the season unbeaten with Benfica

Jose Mourinho finished an unbeaten league season with Benfica but had to finish third in the Portuguese top-flight.

Benfica beat Estoril 3-1 in their final match of the campaign as they ended their unbeaten Primeira Liga campaign with 23 wins, 11 draws and no defeats.

However, they finished with 80 points – eight behind champions Porto and two behind second-placed Sporting.

The win over Estoril could be Mourinho’s last game in charge of Benfica as he remains in final talks to become Real Madrid manager 13 years after his first spell at the Bernabeu.

The 63-year-old joined Portuguese side Benfica as manager on a two-year deal last September, but is wanted by Real president Florentino Perez.

This is not the first time that Benfica have finished a league season unbeaten and trophyless.

In 1977–78, Porto drew two games less and won the league title on goal difference.

Mourinho’s Benfica join FC Sherif in Moldova (2024–25) and Serbian side Red Star Belgrade (2007–08) as the only European sides this century to go an entire season without losing the league title.