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Late goal sinks Braga in Turkey
Fenerbahçe defeated Sporting Braga 1-0 on a wet evening at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul. Mehmet Topal punished the Portuguese side with a...
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Benfica march into Champions League quarter-finals!
It’s been some week for Portuguese champions Benfica. On Saturday night the Eagles beat Sporting at Alvalade to take first place in the Liga NOS...
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Braga deliver blow to Porto's title hopes
Braga continued their fine season and inflicted a potentially mortal blow to FC Porto's title chances with a 3-1 win at the AXA on Sunday night....
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Mitroglou’s lone strike gives Benfica top spot
Konstantinos Mitroglou was the hero for Benfica as his early goal has put Benfica on course for a third consectuvie Primeira Liga title. Sporting,...
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A Lisbon derby for eternity: Sporting-Benfica preview
The fixture between Sporting and Benfica is so steeped in history and significance that it is known in Portugal as “the eternal derby”. This...
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Benfica close gap ahead of titanic clash
The Portuguese title race took another exciting turn in Round 24, after which the top three were separated by just 4 points. Moreover, leaders...
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Sporting and FC Porto fall to superior Germans
Conclusive. It was four wins out of four matches for German teams Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen against FC Porto and Sporting respectively....
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Braga survive scare to make last 16 of Europa League
Sporting Braga’s Europa League campaign continues after a 2-2 draw against Sion on a wet Wednesday afternoon at the Estádio AXA. The Swiss side took...
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Starlets of the future shine; no let-up from the Big Three
With a greater or lesser degree of difficulty Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting won their weekend games to leave the top of the Primeira Liga table...
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Braga win in Switzerland, Germans too strong for Sporting & Porto
Braga continued their excellent season with a 2-1 victory against Sion in Switzerland to take a big step towards the last 16 of the Europa League....