The game against Manchester City will be special for José Mourinho. He will take charge of his 100th Champions League game at the Etihad Stadium and become the fifth manager to reach the feat and the youngest in the process. Ancelotti reached 100 at the age of 51, while Wenger (58), Hitzfeld (58) and Ferguson (62) did so at an older age.
The Portuguese manager, who made his debut in the Santiago Bernabéu stadium on 19 February 2002, has an overall record for the four teams that he has managed in Europe's premier competition (Oporto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid) that reads 54 victories, 25 draws and 20 losses, with 166 goals scored and 85 conceded.
He has managed most victories, scored most goals and lost fewest games with Madrid
If we analyse the matches that he has taken charge of with his four teams in Europe's premier competition, we can see that he has recorded most victories (20), scored most goals (70) and lost fewest games (3) with Real Madrid. His next best record in terms of victories (16) and goals (48) came with Chelsea while in terms of fewest losses (4), Oporto comes after the Whites.
2011-12: his best season from a statistical point of view
From a statistical point of view, he also managed to record his best Champions League campaign with Real Madrid. It was during the 2011/12 season, when he won ten games, drew one and lost one. During the twelve games played, his team netted 35 times (2.9 per game), 12 more than in the two campaigns that he had with Oporto and 10 more than in the two campaigns in which he was at the helm of Inter Milan.
Barcelona is the team he has faced on most occasions
José Mourinho has faced off against 33 teams throughout this time. Of them all, Barcelona is the team he has faced on most occasions (12). After Barcelona comes Liverpool, Olympique de Lyon and CSKA Moscow with six meetings. He has played Bayern and Ajax five times, while among those teams he has faced on four occasions are Werder Bremen, Manchester United and two of the four teams that he has managed in the competition: Oporto and Real Madrid. He has played Chelsea twice, but he has never pitted his wits against Inter Milan.
| MANAGERS WITH 100 GAMES IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND THEIR AGE WHEN THEY ACHEIVED THE FEAT | |
| MANAGERS | AGE |
| Ancelotti | 51 |
| Wenger | 58 |
| Hitzfeld | 58 |
| Ferguson | 62 |
The Portuguese manager, who made his debut in the Santiago Bernabéu stadium on 19 February 2002, has an overall record for the four teams that he has managed in Europe's premier competition (Oporto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid) that reads 54 victories, 25 draws and 20 losses, with 166 goals scored and 85 conceded.
He has managed most victories, scored most goals and lost fewest games with Madrid
If we analyse the matches that he has taken charge of with his four teams in Europe's premier competition, we can see that he has recorded most victories (20), scored most goals (70) and lost fewest games (3) with Real Madrid. His next best record in terms of victories (16) and goals (48) came with Chelsea while in terms of fewest losses (4), Oporto comes after the Whites.
| THE 99 GAMES OF MOURINHO IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | |||||||
| Season | Team | Total | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA |
| 2001-2002 | Oporto | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003-2004 | Oporto | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 12 |
| Total Oporto | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | |
| 2004-2005 | Chelsea | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 |
| 2005-2006 | Chelsea | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
| 2006-2007 | Chelsea | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 |
| 2007-2008 | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total Chelsea | 33 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 27 | |
| 2008-2009 | Inter | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| 2009-2010 | Inter | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 |
| Total Inter | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 18 | |
| 2010-2011 | Real Madrid | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 6 |
| 2011-2012 | Real Madrid | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 9 |
| 2012-2013 | Real Madrid | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| Total Real Madrid | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 70 | 22 | |
| TOTAL | 99 | 54 | 25 | 20 | 166 | 85 | |
2011-12: his best season from a statistical point of view
From a statistical point of view, he also managed to record his best Champions League campaign with Real Madrid. It was during the 2011/12 season, when he won ten games, drew one and lost one. During the twelve games played, his team netted 35 times (2.9 per game), 12 more than in the two campaigns that he had with Oporto and 10 more than in the two campaigns in which he was at the helm of Inter Milan.
Barcelona is the team he has faced on most occasions
José Mourinho has faced off against 33 teams throughout this time. Of them all, Barcelona is the team he has faced on most occasions (12). After Barcelona comes Liverpool, Olympique de Lyon and CSKA Moscow with six meetings. He has played Bayern and Ajax five times, while among those teams he has faced on four occasions are Werder Bremen, Manchester United and two of the four teams that he has managed in the competition: Oporto and Real Madrid. He has played Chelsea twice, but he has never pitted his wits against Inter Milan.
| THE 33 TEAMS HE HAS FACED | |
| TEAM | MATCHES |
| Barcelona | 12 |
| Liverpool | 6 |
| Olympique de Lyon | 6 |
| CSKA de Moscú | 6 |
| Bayern | 5 |
| Ajax | 5 |
| Oporto | 4 |
| Real Madrid | 4 |
| Werder Bremen | 4 |
| Manchester United | 4 |
| Panathinaikos | 3 |
| APOEL | 2 |
| Chelsea | 2 |
| Dínamo de Kiev | 2 |
| Dínamo de Zagreb | 2 |
| Rubin Kazan | 2 |
| Anorthosis | 2 |
| Levski Sofía | 2 |
| Betis | 2 |
| Anderlecht | 2 |
| Partizán de Belgrado | 2 |
| Olympique de Marsella | 2 |
| Tottenham | 2 |
| Deportivo | 2 |
| PSG | 2 |
| Valencia | 2 |
| Auxerre | 2 |
| Milan | 2 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2 |
| Manchester City | 1 |
| Mónaco | 1 |
| Sparta de Praga | 1 |
| Rosenborg | 1 |
