Laura Woods reacts to being 'pied' by Jose Mourinho on live TV after Benfica's Champions League defeat to Chelsea

The embarrassing TV incident occurred as Woods was signing off her segment at Stamford Bridge, alongside Mourinho, ex-Chelsea star Joe Cole, and former Manchester United ace Owen Hargreaves. Just as she reached out for a handshake, Mourinho bypassed her, first shaking hands with Cole, leaving her momentarily hanging. Despite the snub, Woods kept her cool. “I blame Joe Cole for that one,” she quipped almost immediately, turning the moment into light-hearted TV gold. She later took to X and wrote: "Lovely night back at The Bridge twinning with Joe Cole & getting pied by Jose. Night all 👋🏻 see you at The Emirates tomorrow ✨."

Former Chelsea boss Mourinho's record on his comeback visits to west London is far from rosy. He triumphed there in 2010 with Inter Milan, but since then, misery has followed. Tuesday’s loss was Mourinho’s seventh straight defeat at the Bridge and his first European setback as Benfica manager. 

Mourinho's attention will now switch back to Benfica’s domestic campaign, with a high-stakes clash against another of his old teams, Porto, pencilled in for this Sunday. The fixture promises all the drama the Portuguese manager is famous for, with pride, bragging rights, and league dominance all on the line.