Long way to go and teams just setlling down now.
One of their ex players put a curse on them 50 years ago and it seems to have come true. It's quite a funny story.
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do tell
what is the ref doing blowing his whistle for everything this rate red cards are defiantly going to make an appearance
After the 1962 final Guttmann approached the Benfica board of directors and asked for a pay rise, but, despite the success he had bought the club, he was turned down. On leaving Benfica he allegedly cursed the club, declaring "Not in a hundred years from now will Benfica ever win a European Cup". Despite being finalists on five occasions – 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988 and 1990 – Benfica have never since won any European Championship. Before the 1990 final, which was played in Vienna, where Guttmann was buried, Eusébio even prayed unsuccessfully at his grave and asked for the curse to be broken
was thinking that myself BK.
Liverpool fans and rafa are like Newcastle fans and keegan or City fans with mancini = Deluded.
GUYS, IT'S ALL OKAY.
MIKEL CAN CHANGE THE GAME FROM THE BENCH!
Why have we just gone backwards ??
Attack !!
oh my god
please don't bring on Mikel, please
Mikel doesn't deserve to play a part in this at all, only a couple of weeks ago this competition was too good for him and below him and he couldn't get motivated for it. His words
Mikel is the only player on the bench capable of kicking a ball.
I am a massive fan of Rafa and think you lot can see he is a top manager. Fair enough you don't like him but I really hope he has something to show for his difficult time there
Seems Luiz only turn out when we play average teams, doesn't seem to be dominating this midfield so far
I think Remy has a good first touch
1963, 1965, 1968, 1988 and 1990 – Benfica have never since won any European Championship. Before the 1990 final, which was played in Vienna, where Guttmann was buried, Eusébio even prayed unsuccessfully at his grave and asked for the curse to be broken
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And that first time that they lost was after winning the trophy twice in consecutive years so at the third attempt, the ex-manager cursed them and they lost and have not won anything in Europe since despite getting to many finals.
It's scary watching much more comfortable on the ball European teams are isn't it
Remy has as good a touch as bramble and king
I think we could have done with Moses on the right instead of Ramires.
I always cringe when I see Ramires playing wide right in this formation.
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posted on 15/5/13
Long way to go and teams just setlling down now.
posted on 15/5/13
BK
posted on 15/5/13
One of their ex players put a curse on them 50 years ago and it seems to have come true. It's quite a funny story.
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do tell
posted on 15/5/13
what is the ref doing blowing his whistle for everything this rate red cards are defiantly going to make an appearance
posted on 15/5/13
After the 1962 final Guttmann approached the Benfica board of directors and asked for a pay rise, but, despite the success he had bought the club, he was turned down. On leaving Benfica he allegedly cursed the club, declaring "Not in a hundred years from now will Benfica ever win a European Cup". Despite being finalists on five occasions – 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988 and 1990 – Benfica have never since won any European Championship. Before the 1990 final, which was played in Vienna, where Guttmann was buried, Eusébio even prayed unsuccessfully at his grave and asked for the curse to be broken
posted on 15/5/13
was thinking that myself BK.
Liverpool fans and rafa are like Newcastle fans and keegan or City fans with mancini = Deluded.
posted on 15/5/13
GUYS, IT'S ALL OKAY.
MIKEL CAN CHANGE THE GAME FROM THE BENCH!
posted on 15/5/13
Why have we just gone backwards ??
Attack !!
posted on 15/5/13
castle
posted on 15/5/13
oh my god
please don't bring on Mikel, please
posted on 15/5/13
Mikel doesn't deserve to play a part in this at all, only a couple of weeks ago this competition was too good for him and below him and he couldn't get motivated for it. His words
posted on 15/5/13
Oscar
posted on 15/5/13
And he's crap anyway
posted on 15/5/13
Mikel is the only player on the bench capable of kicking a ball.
posted on 15/5/13
^albeit badly.
posted on 15/5/13
deft touch from Ramires
posted on 15/5/13
touch of a rapist
posted on 15/5/13
Oscar >
Interesting
posted on 15/5/13
I am a massive fan of Rafa and think you lot can see he is a top manager. Fair enough you don't like him but I really hope he has something to show for his difficult time there
posted on 15/5/13
Seems Luiz only turn out when we play average teams, doesn't seem to be dominating this midfield so far
posted on 15/5/13
I think Remy has a good first touch
posted on 15/5/13
1963, 1965, 1968, 1988 and 1990 – Benfica have never since won any European Championship. Before the 1990 final, which was played in Vienna, where Guttmann was buried, Eusébio even prayed unsuccessfully at his grave and asked for the curse to be broken
-----
And that first time that they lost was after winning the trophy twice in consecutive years so at the third attempt, the ex-manager cursed them and they lost and have not won anything in Europe since despite getting to many finals.
posted on 15/5/13
It's scary watching much more comfortable on the ball European teams are isn't it
posted on 15/5/13
Remy has as good a touch as bramble and king
posted on 15/5/13
I think we could have done with Moses on the right instead of Ramires.
I always cringe when I see Ramires playing wide right in this formation.
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