Mourinho: "This game will only be the beginning"

Sports14:17, 16-02-2026

Jose Mourinho, head coach of Lisbon's "Benfica" club, shared his thoughts ahead of the first match against Madrid's "Real" in the UEFA Champions League playoff stage. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

This was reported by euro-football.ru. According to Mourinho, this match will only be the beginning of the confrontation and does not determine the final result.

According to him, the goal in the first match is to achieve a certain result, but this is not everything yet. He also specifically noted that Trubin will not play in the attacking line of the "Benfica" team.

The match will start on February 17 at 01:00 Tashkent time. The return match is planned to be held one week later at Madrid's "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium.

Thus, the contest between the two teams moves to an important stage.

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