The UEFA Youth League final was won by Real Madrid Juvenil A on Tuesday as Los Blancos beat Benfica's U-19 team 3-2.
Real jumped out to a 2-0 lead with goals by Pablo Delgado and an own goal from Henrique Jocu, while Benfica's Goncalo Ramos made it 2-1 early in the second half with his goal. Miguel Gutierrez scored a minute later to restore Real's two-goal lead with the team coached by club legend Raul hanging on to the victory.

Benfica had a chance to level the score to 3-3 with a penalty but lost the spot kick allowing Real Madrid to hold on till full-time raising the Issue of Guttmann curse still in full force.

THE CURSE

It’s 1962 and Benfica were one of the strongest teams in the World with exceptional players and a great coach Béla Guttmann, they were seemingly unstoppable. After winning the European Cup in 1961, Benfica were once again in the finals a year later, this time against Real Madrid. However even they were no match for Béla Guttmann and his players as the match ended 5:3 for the “Eagles”. This was the 2nd title in a row for Benfica and their 2nd European title in club’s history. Due to phenomenal performances of Benfica under Béla Guttmann, he gathered his courage and went to the Benfica board to ask for a pay raise, which is a fair thing to ask after bringing the team to 2 titles right?
Well, the board did not feel like he deserves it and denied him the raise. This now proved to be the biggest mistake any club in the world has made. In anger and disbelief, Béla Guttmann stormed out of the club and said his final words which resonate in Benfica fans ears many years later: “ Not in a hundred years from now will Benfica ever be European champions“. At that point, it seemed like a harmless statement from a coach that was obviously angry by the decision made by Benfica board, but it turned out to be more than just his “opinion”.
Fast forward to 1963 and Benfica were once again in the finals of European Cup, playing against the Italian team, AC Milan who appeared in the finals for the 2nd time in their history and were looking to win the first European Cup. Odds were of course in Benfica’s favour, however, Milan won 2:1. Two years later, Benfica were once again in the finals, this time facing Inter Milan and lost again. In 1967/68 European Cup, they faced Manchester United… same story. This continued for all the subsequent European finals, including five European Cup finals in 1963;1965;1968;1988 and 1990 and 3 UEFA Cup finals in 1983;2013 and 2014.

It seems their youth are now facing the spell and benfica may have to wait to 2059 for any continental silverware if the curse is true

source: https://www.footballtalk.org/stories/the-curse-of-bela-guttmann/

In other words, oyinbo belive in curse!

still dnt kno why this sounds too funy to me...curses are real but are made to be broken..