FC Porto 1-1 Benfica

Four seasons after Kelvin's epic 92nd minute championship winner in the famous Porto-Benfica match at the Estádio do Dragão, it was Benfica who scored a dramatic stoppage time goal at the same venue in the same fixture, as Lisandro Lopez headed in an André Horta cross to earn the visitors a barely deserved point in this afternoon's Clássico.

Rui Vitória or his players won't worry about whether or not it was a just result, as they remain five points clear at the top of the table.

Porto dominated from start to finish and took the lead in the 50th minute through Diogo Jota. But the hosts failed to kill off the game with a second goal and Herrera's crass mistake to give away a needless corner proved a costly error.

FC Porto 1-1 Benfica

Four seasons after Kelvin's epic 92nd minute championship winner in the famous Porto-Benfica match at the Estádio do Dragão, it was Benfica who scored a dramatic stoppage time goal, as Lisandro Lopez headed in an André Horta cross to earn the visitors a barely deserved point.

Rui Vitória or his players won't worry about whether or not it was a just result, as they remain five points clear at the top of the table.

Porto dominated from start to finish and took the lead in the 50th minute through Diogo Jota. But the hosts failed to kill off the game with a second goal and Herrera's crass mistake to give away a needless corner proved a costly error.

It was the story of three 1-0 results for Portugal’s participants in the Champions League this week.

Benfica and Porto were far from their best but got the win they needed in home matches against Dynamo Kiev and Club Brugge respectively.

Both clubs move into second place in their respective groups, and have the chance to seal qualification for the knockout stages in their next matches, away at Besiktas and Copenhagen respectively.

Despite an improved performance, Sporting lost against Borussia Dortmund in Germany, with an early Adrian Ramos header proving the winner.

It’s with pearly-white smiles that the Estádio da Luz welcomed back Liga NOS football after almost a month; a feel-good factor owed to the fact that Benfica currently cruise at the top of the table, meanwhile rivals Sporting had slipped to a four-point distance between them and Rui Vitória’s side following a 1-1 draw versus Tondela.

Things promised to get tougher for the green half of Lisbon, travelling to Madeira to take on Nacional at the Choupana, whereas Benfica hosted Paços de Ferreira on Friday night.

Sandwiched between the two Lisbon outfits, FC Porto travelled to the Estádio do Bonfim to face Vitória de Setúbal the following day, with the Dragons rivalling Benfica with a purple patch of their own. Here’s how the action unfolded at the top.