When English Championship outfit Reading found themselves deep in relegation trouble at the halfway point of this season, the club turned to a Portuguese duo to help their fight against the drop to the third tier.
José Gomes took charge of the club in late December, leaving Rio Ave to replaced sacked boss Paul Clement, and the Portuguese added countryman Nélson Oliveira when the January transfer window opened. The former Benfica man, who had been frozen out at Norwich City, joined The Royals on a six-month loan deal.
Nuno Espírito Santo’s Wolverhampton Wanderers are headed to Wembley as FA Cup semi-finalists after a convincing 2-1 victory over Manchester United on Saturday. Diogo Jota scored one of the goals for Wolves, who are joined in the last four by favourites Manchester City after Bernardo Silva ignited their comeback from 2-0 down at Swansea City.
Olympiakos midfielder Daniel Podence has admitted that the team appears set to fail its primary target of winning trophies this season, despite a promising debut campaign in Greece from the Portuguese.
Portugal international Bernardo Silva has signed a new six-year contract with English Premier League champions Manchester City.
Cristiano Ronaldo produced one of the most memorable nights of his illustrious career this evening, scoring all three goals as Juventus overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit to beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 in Turin and move into the Champions League quarter-finals.