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Portugal's Europa League charge: opposition watch
Sporting, Porto & Braga carry Portuguese hopes Portugal have three represenatives in the knockout stage of the Europa League. Sporting and FC Porto...
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Last-gasp Jonas goal gives Benfica advantage over Zenit
Benfica 1-0 Zenit An injury-time goal gave Benfica a precious lead to take to Russia in three weeks' time as the Eagles continue their impressive...
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Lowdown of Benfica's Champions League opponents Zenit St Petersburg
Benfica will be aiming to bounce back from their defeat against FC Porto in Friday's clássico and get straight back on the winning path as they...
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How does it feel inside the "Clássico"?
It was raining. It had been for most of the day in Lisbon that Friday. The evening I had been eagerly awaiting for had finally come. It was time for...
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Advantage Sporting as race to beat the drop heats up
With Benfica and Porto meeting in O Clássico on Friday night (Benfica 1-2 FC Porto match report here), Jornada 22 still had plenty more to offer the...
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Porto beat Benfica to blow title race wide open
Benfica 1-2 FC Porto Just when it seemed FC Porto's 2015/16 championship hopes would be extinguished for good, the Dragons produced a comeback to...
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Champions look to deliver knockout blow: Benfica-Porto preview
Benfica and FC Porto could hardly be in more contrasting form going into Friday night’s clássico at the Estádio da Luz. The reigning Portuguese...
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Benfica the big winners as Sporting and FC Porto drop points
With the title race in full swing, Matchday 21 in the Liga NOS gave us the chance to see some of the latest acquisitions in action up and down the...
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News wrap: Carrillo signs for Benfica, Luisão KO, Cup semi-final 1st legs
Porto with one foot in Jamor With European play to resume shortly and crunch Primeira Liga games (Benfica-Porto & Sporting-Benfica) to look forward...
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Sporting swap strikers, Imbula sold, Postiga returns
The Liga NOS transfer window review As far as transfer windows go, it’d be fair to say the one welcoming the year of 2016 has hardly set the world...