Mourinho will reach 100 matches in the Champions League against Manchester City

The Portuguese coach, who has won the competition twice, will become the youngest coach ever to reach this figure

José Mourinho will accumulate 100 matches in the Champions League with Real Madrid’s next scheduled European match, which will take place on Wednesday, November 21, when the white team visits Manchester City on the fifth day of play in the Group Phase. The Portuguese coach has totaled 54 wins, 25 draws, and 20 losses over the course of his 11 seasons in the Champions League, in which he earned two titles, in 2004 and 2010. Mourinho will coach his 100th game at only 49 years of age, making him the youngest coach in history to reach this figure.

Only four coaches have coached 100 games in the history of the Champions League. After the game that Real Madrid will play in Manchester, José Mourinho will join this privileged list. What is more, he will do so at the age of 49, thus becoming the youngest coach ever to do so. Up until now, Ancelotti had held this honor, having reached 100 matches at the age of 51 years two seasons ago. Wenger and Hitzfeld did so at 58, and Ferguson, at 62.

Over the course of his 11 seasons in the Champions League, Mourinho has been at the helm of four different teams. He started his career with Oporto in 2001/02, and played 17 games with the Portuguese team, with final statistics of eight wins, five ties, and four losses. It was with Oporto that he won the first of his two titles, in the 2003/04 season, beating Monaco in the final. He spent four years as the Chelsea coach, reaching the semifinals twice. He left England with a record of 16 wins, nine draws, and eight losses. From 2008 to 2010 he coached Inter in 21 Champions League games, winning the championship in the final game against Bayern 0-2.

Mourinho’s best statistics have been as the Real Madrid coach, since he has won 20 of the 28 games played. The Portuguese came to the white club in 2010 and reversed a six-year-long negative dynamic of not advancing beyond the round of sixteen. In his first two seasons, Real Madrid once again placed among the favorites to win the title, reaching the semifinals both times. 

Source: realmadrid.com