Benfica kicked out of Taca da Liga by Braga

Benfica will not defend their Taca da Liga crown after they were eliminated yesterday by Braga, suffering a 3-1 defeat in their semi-finals game in Leiria.

Benfica had a terrible first half that saw Braga go into the break with a 2-0 victory before a converted penalty by Pavlidis cut the deficit in half but that was as close as the Eagles would get on the way out the door from the competition.

Benfica fans were upset and protested outside the stadium, manager Mourinho who did not mince his words following the contest made sure the players knew his distaste for the performance by ordering the players to sleep at the club's training ground for the night.

The heat is starting to turn up on manager Jose Mourinho who has not been able to get the best from this club in important games since taking over in September. This has been the case in multiple occasions and rumours are already swirling of axed United manager Ruben Amorim waiting in the wings.