The Benfica curse from Guttman continues, he found success by winning the European cup twice in a row beating Barcelona in 1961 and Real Madrid the following year. After such success he believed he deserved a pay rise but the board could hear none of it and he left the club.
Upon leaving, Guttman allegedly declared, 'Not in a hundred years from now will Benfica ever be European champion'.
Since that day, Benfica have lost five Champions League finals and three UEFA Cup/Europa League finals with the latest being the defeat by Sevilla on last Wednesday night.
The curse even prompted Eusebio to visit Guttman's grave to pray for it to be broken, but as Sevilla fans celebrate long into the night, another year goes for Benfica without any luck in Europe.
..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".