Benfica manager, Jose Mourinho, has said Real Madrid are the “biggest contender” to win the Champions League.
Mourinho was reacting to his team being drawn against the LaLiga giants in the knockout play-offs.
Both clubs faced off in the last game of the group stage, with Benfica winning 4-2 under dramatic circumstances.
Mourinho said: “We only had two options, Real Madrid or Inter Milan. We didn’t have much choice. We drew the king.
“The other day, when a Real Madrid player offered me his shirt after the match, I jokingly showed my players the badge they had on their shirts. 15 of them. They are the king. With all that that implies.
“It’s not just history. We’re going to play against, arguably, the biggest contender to win the competition.”
