PREMIER LEAGUE icon Jose Mourinho is set to emulate old rival Arsene Wenger by going unbeaten.
But unlike the former Arsenal manager, the Portuguese will not land a league title with that honour and is instead set to finish as low as THIRD.
Mourinho, 63, is currently the manager of Benfica.
There are just four games left in the Primeira Liga season, with Mourinho’s side having gone 30 games without tasting defeat.
However, the record of 21 wins and nine draws – extended over the weekend with a 2-1 win at Sporting Lisbon – has only managed to get them up to second place with 72 points.
Porto are the runaway league leaders on 79 points, having won 25 games, drawing four and losing once – away to Casa Pia on February 2.
Meanwhile, Sporting have a game in hand over Mourinho’s side and sit just one point behind after winning 22 games, drawing five and losing twice to leave them on 71 points.
Assuming the top three’s dominance in the division, it is a strong assumption to make that they will win that game in hand and climb into second.
Losing their grip on second will also mean Benfica will lose the chance to play Champions League football next season.
The former Chelsea and Manchester United tactician is yet to land a trophy with Benfica since rejoining the club, where he started his managerial career 25 years ago, in September 2025.
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Benfica were narrow runners-up to Sporting in his first season, finishing two points behind their Lisbon rivals.
Despite the near misses experienced back in his home country, reports suggest Mourinho could make a stunning return to Real Madrid.
According to Record, he is being eyed as a replacement for Alvaro Arbeloa following the Spanish side’s Champions League quarter-final exit to Bayern Munich.
Mourinho has reportedly been placed high on a shortlist of potential replacements, should the former academy coach be ousted from his post, and is open to a return.
