Jose Mourinho's Benfica sit second in Liga Portugal
With Real Madrid out of the Champions League, and now sat closer to third place Villarreal than La Liga leaders Barcelona, noise around manager Alvaro Arbeloa's future is unsurprisingly increasing.
Arbeloa took over after Xabi Alonso departed in January, but has performed worse than his predecessor, particularly in La Liga.
Alonso left the Bernabeu with an impressive win ratio of 74%. Arbeloa has managed five games fewer than Alonso did in the league but has already lost more with his win percentage down at 64%.
A shock defeat by second-tier side Albacete in the Copa del Rey has not helped Arbeloa's case either - although it was just two days after he took charge.
