The Story of Jose Mourinho’s Porto

This is the story of when Jose Mourinho's Porto won the UEFA Champions League.

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[beatlemaniac]

2004 was a wild year in football.
Porto won the Champions League, Greece won the Euros, Deportivo came back from 3-0 down against AC Milan and Arsenal won the Premier League without losing a single game.

[Nico-SV]

Facing Deportivo La Coruña in semis of the Champions League is wild ngl

[oenrn]

One important fact this short failed to mention: nearly every player on the team was either from the youth squad, a free transfer or purchased for little more than peanuts from lower local clubs. Mourinho literally built a team from nothing, unlike modern days where clubs essentially buy their trophies.

[chiefnkosi]

Fun Fact: Didier Deschamps was Monaco manager in that final

[gideon.iokhuakhua]

Morinho is one of the greatest coaches ever

[MrLelepele]

Depotivo side of that era was really good .

[akgandou]

When it comes to champions league or europa league Portuguese clubs are way better than French clubs. Only Marseille managed to win 1CL in 1993, however Porto and Benfica have 2 each.

[SilencedButNotForgotten]

Deportivo Porto in Semis and Porto Monaco in finals is WILD.

[miguelaraujo]

What great memories 02-04! Winning the Champions League was unbelievable, but the UEFA Cup Final in 03 was insane.. one of the greatest finals i’ve ever watched!
And Deco… still my goat! The greatest to ever play at Porto 🐉💙

[corsousa]

In 1987 Porto done the “PENTA”, won the Portuguese League, Portuguese Cup, European Cup, UEFA Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup.

[PrinceLobo-eskl]

Best manager in the world, I don't know if his ego and personality is plus or negative for his career, since it brought him undying relentless and never giving up attitude but also regular problems with players media and management

[ansonify]

Today 31/05/23 Europa League finals .
I hope Jose’s AS Roma wins .

[nicholasjoseph]

and that team was the best to see playing. the tactics, the on the fly calculation. superb playing

[edmundblack]

Congratulations for this article and also for properly reading the year !

[littleriverflows]

A serial winner. Your fav could NEVER.

[thrysus]

Actually Steaua Bucharest managed to win the 1986 Champions League. The romanian goalkeeper, Helmuth Duckadam, managed to defend all of the penalties.

[ohioreaper]

2004 was the year for underdogs deportivo monaco and porto

[adibudica]

FC Steaua Bucuresti 1986 left the chat (when you said "It was a remarkable achievement, not repeated)

[mikehunt]

Jose Mourinho really was arguably one of the best ever. He then went to the prem and won the league ending thr Man United/Arsenal dominance

[hugonongbri]

Early 00s Mourinho was something else 😎👍