Draw in Braga–Benfica? José Mourinho sees it differently | OneFootball

José Mourinho admits it was a great victory at Pedreira. At the end of the match against Braga, the Portuguese coach, in an ironic manner, admitted that Benfica won the match fairly, pointing out that the Eagles’ third goal was valid, thus contradicting the decision made by the refereeing team led by João Gonçalves.

"It’s a great victory, in the first half Braga was better than us. We had a short period where we were superior," began José Mourinho at the end of the match, in statements to Sport TV, admitting that Benfica’s goal was valid.

"We scored from a set piece. In the second half there was no Braga, there was only Benfica. The players took on that responsibility and turned the result around," added the 62-year-old coach, giving a brief analysis of what happened on the Pedreira pitch.

"Winning here 3-2 is a great result for us. We won 3-2. I saw our third goal from the bench, with the doubts about the distance, I still watched and rewatched it on the same monitor that VAR would be using. The goal is clean, it’s a great victory," said the Special One, contradicting the scoreboard which recorded a draw (2-2).

"We won, we won, we won", concluded José Mourinho, in the flash interview he gave at the end of the match against Braga, Benfica’s last game in 2025. The Eagles remain in third place, with 36 points, and are now even further from Sporting, who have taken second place alone with 41 points.

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