Benitez’s wife, Monserrat Seara Benitez, was quoted in La Region saying, “Real Madrid are the third of Jose Mourinho's old teams Rafa has coached.
“We tidy up his messes! If you think about it, of course you end up crossing paths. There are only a few world-class clubs out there."
Benitez has followed Mourinho at Inter Milan - where the Portuguese boss guided the Milan club to a historic treble in 2009-2010, Chelsea and now Real Madrid with varying degrees of success.
Speaking after his side’s win on penalties over Barcelona in the International Champions Cup in Washington, Mourinho did not hold back when asked to respond: “The lady is a bit confused, with all respect.
“I’m not laughing. Because her husband went to Chelsea to replace Roberto Di Matteo and he went to Real Madrid and replaced Carlo Ancelotti.
"The only club where her husband replaces me was at Inter Milan, where in six months he destroyed the best team in Europe at the time.
"And for her also to think about me and to speak about me, I think the lady needs to occupy her time and if she takes care of her husband's diet she will have less time to speak about me."
