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Benfica win 3-1 in Estoril but Eagles’ undefeated season ends in Europa League spot
Benfica cruised to a 3-1 victory in Estoril to earn the unenviable record of going undefeated in Liga Portugal and finishing third. It was an...
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Sporting surrender invincibility in seven-goal Lisbon derby thriller
Benfica 4-3 Sporting Sporting have failed to keep their invincibility record alive after going 32 league games unbeaten, suffering a 4-3 defeat to...
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Merciless Braga dump Benfica en route to League Cup final
Sp. Braga 2-1 Benfica Sporting de Braga have eliminated Benfica to secure back-to-back Allianz League Cup final appearances, following Sporting into...
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All to play for near the top and bottom after Tondela and Setúbal secure key results
Sporting have missed the chance to secure automatic qualification for the Europa League after Tondela’s 1-0 victory over fourth-placed Sporting de...
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Porto one point away from Primeira Liga glory after Benfica draw
FC Porto are just one point away from claiming the 2019/20 Primeira Liga title after Benfica came away from Famalicão with a 1-1 draw, hours after...
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Porto blitz past Belenenses following Benfica’s long-awaited victory
FC Porto are just two wins away from clinching the Primeira Liga title after dismantling Belenenses with a 5-0 score-line at home, replying to...
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Complacency seeps into Porto and Benfica prior to debut win for Amorim's Sporting
FC Porto missed the chance to go three points clear at the top of the table after following up Benfica’s draw versus Vitória de Setúbal with a share...
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FC Porto leapfrog Benfica in the title race before Sporting disappoint once more
FC Porto have assumed command of the Primeira Liga after a 1-1 home draw for Benfica versus Moreirense enabled the Dragons to go a point clear at...
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Benfica head for the exit after being edged at home by Shakhtar
Benfica 3-3 Shakhtar Donetsk (aggregate: 4-5) Benfica have followed all Portuguese sides out of the Europa League Round of 32 after drawing 3-3 to...
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Castro's Shakhtar top Benfica in narrow first-leg triumph
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 Benfica Benfica will have a one-goal deficit to overturn back in Portugal after losing 2-1 to Luís Castro’s Shakhtar Donetsk in...
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FC Porto vs. Benfica preview
Despite being just 20 games into the Primeira Liga’s season, Saturday’s Clássico between FC Porto and Benfica, with no further clashes between the...
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Full house for 'Big Three' after Benfica, Sporting and FC Porto all land three points
Benfica held onto top spot with a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Santa Clara away from home in a week where all of the ‘Big Three’ members claimed...
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Porto shocked in season opener prior to big wins for Benfica and Braga, as Sporting are held to a draw
FC Porto stumbled into the new season with an away defeat to Primeira Liga newcomers Gil Vicente on Saturday, shortly before Benfica kicked off...
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Benfica stick five past Sporting in season curtain-raiser
Benfica 5-0 Sporting Benfica claimed the 2019 Portuguese Super Cup after a second-half capitulation from ten-man Sporting saw the Primeira Liga...
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Lisbon duo claim wins, as FC Porto leave it late to join the pack at the top
Successive victories were on the cards for all of our ‘Big Three’ clubs coming out of Matchday Two of the Primeira Liga, with Benfica being the...
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Big Three kick off new season with victories
With a sizeable 306 games to look forward to, it’s with a spread of renewed faith that we all welcomed back Primeira Liga football for the 2018/19...