Benfica and the 'virtual table' in the league: All the details here | OneFootball

In the preview of Gil Vicente - Benfica, José Mourinho spoke more than once about the "real and virtual" standings, alluding to the alleged refereeing errors that, in his view, have disadvantaged Benfica during the championship. Hours after this intervention by the coach, BTV presented its calculations of the mentioned virtual standings based on the opinion of António Rola, the channel's refereeing expert.

According to the shared images, Benfica has six fewer points than it supposedly should have, unlike their rivals Porto and Sporting, who, in Benfica's view, have two and six more points, respectively. That is, in this virtual league, the dragons would remain in the lead but with 63 points - instead of the 65 they have in reality. Benfica, with one less game, would be in 2nd place with 61 points, and Sporting would close the podium with 55.

This is how José Mourinho addressed the issue when asked if he would remain in charge of Benfica next season: " (...) I want to stay to play only one championship, I don't want to play two - the real and the virtual. At the moment we are playing two, the real and the virtual, and I only want to play one. Because I don't like playing two championships."

"I want to stay and respect my contract with Benfica. If they want to renew, I will also renew without discussing a comma. But I only want to play one championship, I don't want to play two," he stated initially, and shortly after, he spoke again on the subject. "(...) Regarding the standings, there is a real one and a virtual one, if we look at the points from what has happened, we know that the real one would be quite different," he emphasized.

It should be noted that Benfica will face Gil Vicente this Monday, March 2, at 8:15 PM, at the Estádio Cidade de Barcelos. The match pertains to the 24th round of the Liga Portugal Betclic. The Eagles are currently in 3rd place, with 55 points.

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