"The curse 馃洝 of Bla Guttmann"\n\n On leaving Benfica, he allegedly cursed the club declaring "Not in a hundred years from now will 馃洝 Benfica ever be European champions again". Later, on 6 April 1963, in an interview to A Bola, he stated, "Benfica, 馃洝 at this moment, are well served and do not need me.