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Error-strewn Benfica fall to shock 2-0 home defeat against FC Salzburg
A nightmare first 15 minutes in Lisbon tonight saw Benfica concede two penalties and have António Silva sent off, all owing to infantile mistakes....
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Late own-goal sees Braga beaten 2-1 by Napoli in the Champions League
Braga’s UEFA Champions League group stage campaign began with a 2-1 defeat to Napoli at the Quarry. Victor Osimhen was a constant danger in an...
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Red-hot Galeno fires Porto to strong Champions League start against Shakhtar
Shakhtar Donetsk 1-3 FC Porto Porto got their Champions League campaign off to a positive start, beating Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 in an...
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Liga II wrap: Veteran striker Nenê fires AVS to the top of the table
Jornada five arrived in Liga Portugal 2 with the table now starting to take shape. It is Santa Clara who led the Liga with relative comfort at this...
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Gyökeres-inspired Sporting beat Moreirense 3-0 to go joint top
Sporting went joint top of the Primeira Liga after beating Moreirense at Alvalade tonight thanks to three second-half goals. The newly promoted team...
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Ángel Di María’s exquisite free-kick the difference as Benfica take three points from tricky Vizela fixture
Vizela 1-2 Benfica “Football is sometimes like that,” said Benfica manager Roger Schmidt when asked about Vizela’s fightback on Saturday night. The...
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Farense earn second straight home win after beating Braga 3-1 in the Algarve
Farense picked up a second consecutive home win after a deserved 3-1 victory against Braga at Estádio de São Lúis. Bruno Duarte opened the scoring...
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New-look Porto scrape 1-0 win at Estrela da Amadora
FC Porto coach Sérgio Conceição surprised everyone with a radical change of personnel and a new tactical setup against Estrela da Amadora on Friday...
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Primeira Liga Jornada 5 preview: Tough tests for Big Four as Boavista look to continue stunning start
The September international break is pretty much universally hated. Having been starved of club football throughout the summer, no sooner has it...
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Benfica women lift Super Cup after penalty shootout win against Sporting on another record-breaking night for women’s football in Portugal
Portugal’s national women’s football championship (Liga BPI) kicks off this weekend, and was preceded, like in the men’s game, with the Super Cup as...