Twenty-five years after first stepping into Benfica’s dugout, the man who styled himself as The Special One is on the brink of a sensational return. Rui Costa, Benfica’s president, said that the club needs a “winner” on the touchline, and fast. Benfica themselves knocked Fenerbahce out of the Champions League play-offs in August, and Mourinho was sacked just days later. And imagine the headlines: Mourinho taking Benfica to Stamford Bridge on 30 September to face Chelsea in the Champions League. The Special One, still special?