Benfica did briefly restore aggregate parity when Rafa Silva opened the scoring at Santiago Bernabeu inside 14 minutes, but Aurelien Tchouameni found the target for Real less than two minutes later. Vinicius Junior netted again 10 minutes from time to see Madrid safely into the last 16.
Mourinho found himself at the centre of a storm following Benfica’s initial meeting with Real at Estadio da Luz. That contest was marred by allegations of racist comments from Gianluca Prestianni being aimed in the direction of Blancos forward Vinicius.
Outspoken Mourinho told reporters when addressing that incident, which remains under investigation: “It should be the crazy moment of the game, an amazing goal in a good game…these talents…