The Seleção dominated Poland last night with an inspired performance at the National Stadium in Warsaw. Despite multiple changes to the starting XI, including young Renato Veiga at centreback, Portugal looked fresh, vibrant, and always in control.

Bernardo Silva finished off a wonderful move began by Rúben Neves to open the scoring and Cristiano Ronaldo maintained his scoring streak in the UEFA Nations League.

But it was the left side of Portugal's formation - Rafael Leão and Nuno Mendes - who stole the show, running roughshod over the hosts and leaving supporters much encouraged after a disappointing Euro. 

Seleção correspondent Nathan Motz continues PortuGOAL.net's coverage of the first of two UEFA Nations League matches this month, with Portugal traveling to Scotland on Tuesday.

The Portugal delegation in Poland last night was naturally delighted after their exhilarating performance in Warsaw. Roberto Martínez said watching Bernardo and Bruno play like they did “were moments to treasure.”

Meanwhile Samu Costa talked about how he has been welcomed in an “impeccable manner” and fellow debutant Renato Veiga said it was a pleasure to play alongside Rúben Dias.

PortuGOAL rounds up the Poland 1-3 Portugal post-match reaction. 

Portugal made it three straight wins in the UEFA Nations League after a 3-1 victory in Poland.

Cristiano Ronaldo hit the bar early on in Warsaw, Bernardo Silva opening the scoring in the 26th minute after some great build up play from Rúben Neves and Bruno Fernandes.

The Seleção doubled their advantage in the 37th minute when Rafael Leão went on a surging run and hit the post, the ball falling perfectly for Ronaldo who made no mistake.

Leão and Ronaldo were taken off which coincided in Poland fighting back. The hosts reduced the deficit in the 78th minute when the ball fell to Piotr Zieliński who beat Diogo Costa.

Portugal held off the challenge and sealed the deal in the 88th minute when Jan Bednarek turned Nuno Mendes’ cross into his own net.

The victory sees Roberto Martínez side stay three points clear of Croatia at the top of League A/1 before they take on Scotland at Hampden Park on Tuesday.

Portugoal’s Matthew Marshall reports from Stadion Narodowy.

Portugal have qualified for the 2025 UEFA European U21 Championship after two late goals secured a 3-1 win in the Faroe Islands.

The hosts went ahead in the 3rd minute in Klaksvík, Olaf Bárdarson’s corner sailing over Samuel Soares and nestling in the net.

Rui Jorge’s side took some time to assert their authority, Fábio Silva equalising in the 38th minute after finishing off a neat 1-2 with Tiago Santos.

Portugal found it hard to turn their superiority into clear cut opportunities, eventually taking the lead in the 87th minute when Gabriel Brás converted Mateus Fernandes’ corner.

Paulo Bernardo did it all himself two minutes later, the Celtic midfielder firing the ball into the top corner to seal the deal.

Equipa das Quinas conclude the qualifiers in Andorra on Tuesday.

Portugal will look to build on their positive start in the Nations League tomorrow. The Seleção are aiming for a third consecutive victory in Group A1 when they take on Poland in Warsaw.

However, it will be no easy task against a Polish team who are unbeaten in their last 10 matches played on home soil.

Tom Kundert previews tomorrow’s encounter. 

This week we’re joined by Andrew Batista (PortuGOAL) and Matthieu Monteiro (Golaço TV) to discuss Jornada 8 of the 2024/25 Primeira Liga season. 

There’s a huge game between Porto and Braga which highlights the strengths and weaknesses of both teams, whilst Sporting overcome a resilient Casa Pia side, and Vitória and Boavista play out the type of chaotic Primeira Liga fixture we’ve come to know and love. 

Portuguese football was never one for the aesthetics. Kits rarely get too far away from classic templates and the commercial irrelevance of the professional leagues makes it easier for brands to simply dispatch the simpler models they have in hand.

Supporters aren’t too demanding either, as they are usually seen sitting on the stands wearing the same kit year after year, making the attractiveness of a vibrant shirt market dilute into a dullness that usually repeats itself season after season. Until now it seems. 

Lille right-back Tiago Santos has recently drawn comparisons with Brazil legend Dani Alves. It is therefore no surprise that Alves’ former club Barcelona are being linked with a move for the Portuguese.

Santos has been a revelation in Ligue 1 since joining Lille from Estoril last summer, leading to a first senior international call-up to Roberto Martínez’s Portugal squad for the matches against Croatia and Scotland in September.

One of the more positive early-season stories concerning Portuguese abroad has been the form of full-back Nuno Tavares at Lazio, where the former Benfica man has been drawing many admirers.

Tavares tops the Serie A assist charts having registered 5 in his last five appearances, with his rampaging forward runs from left-back a feature of the Rome club’s recent matches. So much so that he has been nicknamed ‘expresso’ by some in the Italian capital.

Things are far from certain for Paulo Fonseca at AC Milan, as the Portuguese manager navigates a mixed beginning to life at San Siro.

After a slow start, Fonseca enjoyed some significant highs in recent weeks such as a Milan derby victory, only to have his future again thrown into doubt following back-to-back defeats.

The big game in Round 8 of Portugal’s Primeira Liga at the weekend saw Porto overcome local rivals Braga in hard-fought 2-1 victory.

The winning goal was scored by Pepê after a quick-thinking ball boy threw the ball swiftly to Martim Fernandes, whose fast throw-in caught Braga unawares and enabled Nico González to play in the Brazilian forward.

González was subsequently awarded the man-of-the-match award but handed the trophy to the ball boy in question, Gonçalo Cruz, who plays for Porto’s youth team. 

Nice 1-1 PSG

Paris Saint-Germain remain unbeaten in Ligue 1 this season, thanks to a second-half equaliser from Portuguese full-back Nuno Mendes in their trip to Nice on Sunday evening.

The champions fell behind in the 38th minute when Ali Abdi’s shot was deflected past Gigi Donnarumma, but Mendes scored his first of the season to ensure PSG avoided defeat at the Allianz Riviera.

Porto got back to winning ways in the Primeira Liga after a hard fought 2-1 victory against Braga.

Samu Omorodion saw an early goal ruled out at Estádio do Dragão before Galeno won and converted a penalty on the stroke of half-time.

Braga equalised in the 54th minute when Roger Fernandes picked up a loose clearance and fired a fierce shot off the underside of the crossbar.

Porto restored their advantage five minutes later, the influential Nico González assisting Pepê who smashed a low drive past Matheus.

Diogo Costa made a smart save to deny Amine El Ouazzani in added time, the win keeping the Dragons three points behind Sporting Clube de Portugal.

It was a strong day for Portuguese performances in the Premier League on Saturday. The headline story is Liverpool are still top of the standings, after Diogo Jota’s first-half goal gave them a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

Meanwhile, there was a first goal for former Liverpool man Fabio Carvalho in a Brentford shirt, as the Bees stormed to an impressive 5-3 home victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Sporting made it eight wins out of eight in the Primeira Liga as goals in each half from Daniel Bragança and Viktor Gyökeres (penalty) got the job done against Casa Pia.

The visitors lost this corresponding fixture 8-0 last season but they made sure there was no repeat with a resolute defensive display which involved putting nine outfield players behind the ball for most of the match.

But Rúben Amorim’s team always find a way, tonight’s game extending two remarkable runs in the Primeira Liga. It was the 50th consecutive game in which Sporting have scored, and a 21st successive victory at home. 

Tom Kundert reports from Alvalade. 

The atmosphere at the Estádio do Dragão promises to be electric for Sunday’s match between FC Porto vs SC Braga. This will be a fascinating and highly entertaining encounter between two of Liga Portugal’s title contenders this season.

SC Braga have had a rollercoaster start to the season and it will not get easier this weekend. After a 3-0 defeat to Olympiacos in Greece on Thursday, they can expect another boisterous crowd in Porto this weekend. FC Porto have struggled in Europe this year, but have won six of their first seven matches in the league and currently sit second in the standings.

Jornada 7 was a fruitful one for the Primeira Liga’s traditional big three with Benfica, Porto and Sporting all winning by big margins. Attention turned to Europe in midweek with Benfica sensationally beating Atletico Madrid 4-0 at the Estádio da Luz, whilst Sporting and Porto drew against PSV and Manchester United respectively.

As we recalibrate to domestic football again, the clash of weekend sees Porto host northern neighbours Braga.

Albert Carter-Phillips previews the eighth round of matches in the Primeira Liga. 

Seleção coach Roberto Martínez has announced the 26-man squad for Portugal’s Nations League matches against Poland and Scotland.

Farense goalkeeper Ricardo Velho gets a well-deserved spot on the squad after his superb season for the Algarve club last year and continuing good form in the new campaign.

Another debutant is Maiorca midfielder Samuel Costa, while Francisco Conceição is recalled after missing out last time because of injury. 

It was another memorable European night in the city of Porto with the Dragons and Manchester United playing out an electric 3-3 draw, where defending was something of an afterthought for much of the match.

United raced into a 2-0 lead as Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Højlund scored two goals where Porto and Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa was at fault. The hosts came roaring back and were level by the 34th minute as Pepê and Samu Aghehowa scored headers.

The home fans exploded in joy early in the second half as Samu continued his astonishing form with a thunderous finish to put Porto into the lead for the first time.

And when Portugal international Bruno Fernandes was sent off for a second yellow card ten minutes from time it seemed the points were safe. However, there was one more twist to a wild game of football as United substitute Harry Maguire netted an injury-time equaliser. 

Braga’s UEFA Europa League ambitions took a blow in Greece where they suffered a deserved 3-0 defeat to Olympiacos.

Carlos Carvalhal’s side were on track to go into the break goalless before a loose pass resulted in Joäo Ferreira deflecting El Kaabi’s shot past Matheus.

The mistakes kept coming after half-time, another sloppy pass punished in the 53rd minute when Santiago Hezze doubled the hosts’ advantage.

The result was put beyond doubt six minutes later when Matheus gifted the Greek club another goal, El Kaabi making the goalkeeper pay.

Braga will be eager to get the next plane back to Portugal where they have three days to prepare for Porto at Estádio do Dragão.

RB Leizpig 2-3 Juventus

Francisco Conceição scored in the second successive match for Juventus, but his winner for the Bianconeri at RB Leipzig in the Champions League on Wednesday was a far more special moment for the Portuguese.

Conceição opened his Juve account at the weekend with the third goal in a 3-0 win at Genoa, and he was rewarded by being called first from the bench when manager Thiago Motta was forced into a 12th minute change in Germany. The faith was repaid, as the former Porto man struck with a superb individual goal to give 10-man Juve what had seemed an unlikely win.

There is something about European nights that throws us back to a world where the most unexpected rivalries are born. FC Porto and Manchester United may be in different football leagues and even in ever distant economic and cultural universes but once in a while they find themselves pitched against each other in midweek clashes that have become the stuff of legends. Twice the Red Devils came out victorious. Twice the Dragões surprised everyone by beating the all-mighty United side.

On the day Porto welcome United to the Estádio do Dragão in the Europa League, Miguel Lourenço Pereira runs us through the history of encounters between the two teams. 

Are the good times back at the Estádio da Luz? They certainly were tonight as Benfica put in their most convincing display for months to tear apart Atletico Madrid 4-0 and clock up a second successive victory in the Champions League.

Kerem Aktürkoglu got the ball rolling with an early goal, and despite Atleti enjoying plenty of possession in the rest of the first half it was the home team who continued to look the more dangerous.

In the second half the Spaniards fell apart as they conceded two penalties converted by Ángel Di María and Orkün Kökcü, with Alexander Bah heading into the net direct from a corner in between, and Benfica could have scored more.

Tom Kundert reports from the Estádio da Luz. 

Vitória began the league phase of the UEFA Conference League in fine fashion with a 3-1 home win against last season’s nemesis in the same competition NK Celje.

The result flattered the Slovenian outfit. Goals by three of Vitória’s Silva’s – Samu, Gustavo and Tiago – got the job done, but the hosts missed a glut of chances to increase the score.

Aljoša Matko scored a fine individual effort in stoppage time for Celje. 

Sporting Clube de Portugal maintained their unbeaten start in the Champions League after a hard fought 1-1 draw against PSV in Eindhoven.

The Dutch champions took the lead in the 15th minute when Jerdy Schouten stole the ball from Geny Catamo and beat Franco Israel from distance.

Eduardo Quaresma replaced an injured Ousmane Diomande in the first half and slipped over when presented with a golden chance to equalise in the 71st minute.

Johan Bakayoko missed an open net in the closing stages and paid the price, Maxi Araújo’s deflected cross falling to Daniel Bragança who volleyed past Walter Benítez from close range.

Anthony Lopes is a bona fide legend at French club Olympique Lyonnais. Indeed, until recently the long-serving goalkeeper was well positioned to become the club’s all-time record appearance holder, with just 53 showings separating him from the distinction.

However, this season has seen the Portuguese international cast aside by the Lyon hierarchy and relegated to 4th choice as means of ostracization. To make matters worse, Lopes says there has been little in the way of explanation from his boyhood club.

This week the Long Ball Futebol podcast is joined by Tom Kundert and Andrew Batista to discuss a good weekend for the big clubs as Sporting, Benfica, Porto and Braga all get big wins.

We also talk about whether there’s an increasing gulf in quality between those clubs and the rest of the league, after Rúben Amorim’s comments at the weekend. Plus we talk about Arouca, Casa Pia, Rio Ave and much more! 

For the first time this season, all five of Portugal’s representatives in UEFA club competitions will be in action in the same week as the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League go into overdrive in the next three days.

Sporting and Braga are on the road, the Lions playing in the Netherlands and the Warriors in Greece, while Benfica, Vitória and Porto welcome Spanish, Slovenian and English opposition respectively to Portuguese soil.

PortuGOAL previews all the aciton. 

Strasbourg 1-0 Marseille

Sunday night’s big clash in Ligue 1 provided a memorable moment for Portuguese winger Diego Moreira, whose winning goal was the first of his professional career.

Former Benfica youngster Moreira, who arrived in France in the summer from Chelsea, scored the only goal of the game in the 40th minute to give his side an impressive victory at the Stade de la Meinau.

Manchester United 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur

Bruno Fernandes was sent off for the first time in his Manchester United career on Sunday, as the Red Devils were humiliated at Old Trafford by Tottenham Hotspur.

The Portuguese midfielder was given his marching orders a few minutes before half time with the score at 1-0, but in truth United had been dominated on their own pitch by Spurs throughout the first period, leading to intense questions over the future of manager Erik ten Hag.