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Porto primed to receive leaders Benfica
FC Porto v Benfica preview On Sunday night Porto and Benfica meet for the first time this season. As has constantly been the case in recent years in...
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Sporting out of Champions League; Porto and Benfica end with draws
Sporting were beaten 3-1 by José Mourinho's Chelsea in London tonight, which combined with Schalke's 1-0 victory at Maribor means the Lisbon club...
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Three and easy for the Big Three - Liga round-up
There were no major surprise results in the latest round of Primeira Liga matches. Benfica (home to Belenenses) and Porto (away to Académica) both...
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Benfica's Jorge Jesus: The fine line between perseverance and stubbornness
Life is usually pretty simple for a football supporter - not easy, mind you, but simple. You love your team. You hate (or at least profoundly...
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Porto's Brahimi wins best African footballer award
FC Porto winger Yacine Brahimi was today announced as the winner of the BBC African Footballer of the Year Award 2014. The Algerian has been a...
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As you were at table top
Of the teams occupying the top seven positions before this weekend's programme, only Belenenses dropped points with a goalless draw at home to...
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Taking stock: five Primeira Liga talking points
Club football in Portugal always throws up more than its fair share of unpredictable events, excitement and topics for discussion, and the 2014/15...
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Benfica crash out of Europe
Benfica are out of Europe altogether after a late goal by Portugal international Danny gave Zenit a 1-0 victory over the Eagles in Russia tonight....
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Champions League: Porto win group, Sporting eye berth in knockouts
It was another successful matchday for Portuguese football in the Champions League tonight, with victories for FC Porto and Sporting. Porto...
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Braga knock Vitória Guimarães out of Portuguese Cup
Sporting and Benfica through, Paços hit nine! The Portuguese Cup 4th round took centre stage this weekend, and in the tie of the round Braga won the...