FK Panevezys lifted the first trophy of their short history this weekend by winning the Lithuanian Cup, and a Portuguese coach was behind the triumph.

João Luís, who was born in Funchal and spent his career with local sides Marítimo and Machico, led Panevezys to a penalty shootout win over champions Suduva after a 1-1 draw on Saturday afternoon, claiming the club’s first-ever piece of silverware.

Elche 2-1 Valencia

Spanish club Valencia suffered another defeat on Friday evening against Elche, losing for the third successive match in La Liga as their disastrous form reached a new low.

With the club submerged in unrest and opposition towards the ownership, Los Ches look set for a tough season having failed to strengthen the squad following a number of key departures. However, the disarray at the Mestalla has led to one positive story with the emergence of Portuguese full-back Thierry Correia.

While Bruno Fernandes took most of the headlines among the Portuguese abroad contingent this weekend, there were of course many other Luso stars making the difference with goals for their sides at pivotal moments across the continent.

There was a first Schalke goal for Gonçalo Paciência to earn his new side a point in Germany’s Bundesliga, where André Silva continues to flourish at Frankfurt. Elsewhere, Gonçalo Guedes produced the most spectacular strike of the weekend for Valencia and Bruno Gama’s winning goal ensured Aris remain the early pace-setters in Greece, while Nani and Pedro Santos were on target in MLS.

Newcastle United 1-4 Manchester United

Bruno Fernandes recovered from missing a penalty to score the vital goal as Manchester United came from behind to beat Newcastle United 4-1 at St James Park in the Premier League.

The Portugal midfielder failed to score from the spot with the match level at 1-1 early in the second half, but Fernandes made up for his miss with a superb goal five minutes from time and later added an assist for Marcus Rashford as United secured an emphatic result.