All the leading clubs in Portugal won their matches this weekend, meaning there was no change at the top of the Liga NOS.

Leaders Benfica won 2-0 in Chaves to equal their own record (dating back to 1973) for the most consecutive away wins in the Portuguese top flight – 15. Late goals from Mitroglou and Pizzi gave the Eagles the points.

Porto won their local derby against Boavista at the Dragão, with André Silva scoring a brace in a 3-1 victory, while Braga came from behind to beat Vitória Setúbal 2-1 at the Quarry thanks to the evergreen Alan, the 37-year-old Brazilian scoring one and setting up the other goal.

The most impressive performance came from Sporting, whose 4-2 victory over Estoril did not reflect the home team’s superiority as the Lions returned to winnings ways.

Benfica 3-1 Braga

Portuguese champions Benfica went to the top of the table after Round 5 of the Liga NOS thanks to a 3-1 win over Braga in an exhilarating contest at the Estádio da Luz on Monday night.

The Eagles benefited from being the only team in the top four to win at the weekend, as Sporting lost 3-1 at Rio Ave and Porto were held to a goalless draw at Tondela.

Portuguese in Champions League round-up

It was a disappointing week for Portugal's three representatives in the opening round of Champions League matches as Benfica, Porto and Sporting failed to hold onto winning positions.

Benfica were denied three points as former midfielder Talisca scored a stoppage time equaliser from a trademark free-kick for Besiktas, while Sporting were sensationally leading Real Madrid in the 88th minute in Spain, only for Ronaldo and Morata to score to snatch all the points for the current European Champions.

FC Porto looked on their way to victory after Otávio's early goal, but Copenhagen came back to earn a surprise point at the Dragão, the Danes holding on for a point despite playing with ten men for the last 25 minutes.

Elsewhere there were positive performances from Portuguese players and coaches over the two nights.

Weekend review and preview of this week’s European action

After four rounds of the new season the Portuguese championship table has a familiar look to it, with Sporting, Braga, Benfica and FC Porto occupying the top four positions in the standings.

All four teams earned relatively comfortable victories over the weekend and now turn their attention to Europe.