The most "terrifying" curse, this team reached the Champions League final five times and the Europa League final three times, all of which returned in a defeat!

As the top giant in the Portuguese Super League, even if Benfica is not a team in the top five leagues, I believe many fans are very familiar with them. As the second team in history to win the Champions League, their team history is quite brilliant, with a total of 41 top league titles in Portugal and 26 top Cups in Portugal, and there are 2 Champions League trophys. In recent years, they have become "European black shops", trained a large number of top players, sold them to the giants in the five major leagues, and earned huge transfer fees. Overall, they are very successful.

However, this team also has a more famous event, that is, the "Gutman Curse". As the team's meritorious coach, Bella Gutman helped the team defeat Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Champions League respectively, won the 1962 Champions League championship, and led Benfica to become the top European team. Logically speaking, even if Gutman asks for a salary increase, a normal team will be satisfied. After all, such a great coach plays an important role in the development of the team, but Benfica's senior management chose to refuse. In the end, Gutman, who left in anger, left the famous speech before leaving, "Since I left, Benfica will not win the European championship in 100 years." This curse is also quite effective. They later reached the finals of the European Games 8 times in total, but all returned in a defeat. Let's take a look at why Benfica lost in these finals.

1. They entered the Champions League final five times and all suffered tragic defeats.

First of all, in the 1963 Champions League final, Benfica, as the defending champion, reached the final again, and their opponent was Serie A giant AC Milan. Although the team scored a goal, Milan's offensive could not be stopped and Milan's offensive became more rapid. In the end, Milan's legendary striker Altafini scored twice, helping Milan successfully win the cup. However, Benfica still maintained enough strength at that time. They reached the Champions League final in 1965, and this time their opponent was still from Milan, but it was replaced by Inter Milan. Inter Milan was also very strong at that time. They had already won the Champions League championship in 1964. This time, as the defending champion, the final venue was their home court, Meacha Stadium. With the goal of Brazilian legendary superstar Costa, Inter Milan successfully defeated Benfica with a score of 1:0 to defend the title. What is even more miserable is still behind. Benfica entered the Champions League final for the fifth time in 1968, but facing Manchester United, which had successfully risen, they had no chance of winning and were defeated by their opponents with a score of 4:1. Since then, they have not been able to return to the stage of the Champions League final for a long time.

Time came in 1988. This year, Benfica received financial support and once again reappeared the glory of the past. They finally met with the Eredivisie giants Eindhoven in the final. The two sides played very cautiously in this game, and finally they exchanged a blank sheet, and the winner was decided through a penalty shootout. And this time, Benfica is still the one who lost. Perhaps it was because he felt Gutman's resentment, although the old man had passed away in 1981, when Benfica realized his wrong behavior in the past. Therefore, when Benfica reached the Champions League final again in 1990, the team's legendary superstar "Black Panthers" Eusebio also went to the old coach's grave to pray before the game. But the ending still remains unchanged. They were defeated 1-0 by AC Milan and still cannot win the third Champions League trophy in team history. After that, Benfica never reached the Champions League final again, and the regret has never been compensated.

2. The European Union was also disappointed and returned in a miserable three times.

, not just the Champions League, Benfica was never able to win the championship on other fronts in Europe. In fact, Gutmann was also speaking first. After all, he was talking about the "European champion", which undoubtedly covered all fronts. In the 1983 UEFA Cup final, which was the predecessor of the UEFA Cup, Benfica met with Belgian giant Anderlecht. You know, Anderlecht changed coaches in the middle of the season, and the team was a little turbulent, but Benfica still failed to win the game and was defeated by his opponent's total score 2:1 in two rounds. Then in the 12-13 season, the team gathered stars such as David Luis, Gare, Oblack, and Cointran, so they also reached the finals in the UEFA Cup, and their opponent was Chelsea. "San infant" Torres scored a goal for Chelsea, but Benfica quickly equalized the score with Cardoso's penalty. However, seeing that the game was about to enter overtime, Ivankovic completed the final victory in the countdown and once again shattered Benfica's dream of European championship.

Of course, what makes Benfica team regretful is that the next year they regrouped and once again passed the UEFA Cup, and finally met with La Liga powerhouse Sevilla in the final. Although Sevilla has only won one league championship in total in La Liga, their record in the European game is quite brilliant. So far, they have 7 Europa League championships and 1 European Super Cup, and are the real Europa League kings. In the final of this year, Benfica learned from the previous year's lessons and played more cautiously throughout the game. Therefore, until the end of overtime, neither side could decide the outcome. When it comes to the penalty shootout, they still fail to break the old coach's curse and are eventually defeated by their opponents, falling before the championship trophy again. And this is their 8th time in the final, which is quite a pity.