It isn’t uncommon for the bigger teams in the league to take their eye off the ball at this stage of the season, as the likes of FC Porto, Sporting, among others, readied themselves for a decisive week of continental football.
Benfica were able to allay such fears through Jonas’s sole goal in a 1-0 win at home to Feirense, with Sporting also matching the same score-line through Bas Dost’s late winner against Rio Ave on the road.
Porto would go on to conclude their business in a far more convincing fashion, despite also encountering their struggles in a 3-0 victory versus Boavista in the Invictus Derby to maintain the scenario at the top of the Liga NOS table. As always, PortuGoal takes you through this weekend’s action.
It’s been a largely disappointing Champions League campaign for Portuguese clubs this season.
Week 9 of Liga NOS saw a barrage of goals as top two sides Porto and Sporting blasted their way to emphatic victories, winning 6-1 and 5-1 against Paços Ferreira and Chaves respectively.
Following the international break and the early rounds of the Taça de Portugal, Primeira Liga football has taken somewhat of a backseat role in recent weeks, but a grand comeback saw no less than 14 goals being shared between the traditional ‘Big Three’.
It was a disappointing week for Portugal’s three Champions League participants, with Porto, Sporting and Benfica all losing, albeit by a single goal against strong opposition.