It was a memorable night at the Alvalade stadium for Chaves as the team from the northern tip of Portugal obtained a well-deserved 2-0 win over Sporting thanks to second-half goals by Steven Vitória and Juninho.

After dominating the first half, albeit with a distinct lack of a cutting edge, the hosts were surprised by a far more adventurous Chaves side after the break and Sporting’s game fell apart after conceding two quickfire goals. 

Roger Schmidt’s Benfica continued their winning start to the season with a routine 3-0 win against Boavista.

Morato headed home David Neres’ corner in the 29th minute before João Mário missed an open net on the stroke of half-time.

Mário would get his revenge however, netting twice in the second half of a match where the Panthers never looked like scoring.

PortuGOAL’s Matthew Marshall reports from Estádio do Bessa Século XXI.

Gil Vicente’s debut campaign in Europe is over after a 2-1 defeat against AZ Alkmaar in Barcelos.

Trailing 4-0 after the Europa Conference League play-off first leg, Ivo Vieira’s starting XI showed his players and the crowd that he had little faith in his side overturning the deficit.

And so it played out, Haakon Evjen and Tijani Reijnders scoring within three second half minutes to officially end the contest. Boselli’s late goal was nothing more than a consolation, proof of what could have been if Vieira hadn't thrown in the towel before kick off.

A favourable outcome for Porto, a so-so one for Sporting and a tough task for Benfica.

That was the immediate impression with regard to the chances of Portugal’s three Champions League representatives of reaching the knockout stages of this season’s competition after the Group stage draw in Istanbul this afternoon.