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On this week’s Long Ball Futebol podcast - our one hundredth! - Albert & Barney discuss Benfica’s win over Portimonense which leaves the Eagles one more victory away from the title.
Porto and Sporting come from behind to win but not without a healthy dose of drama, Braga come through an 8-goal thriller against Santa Clara on the brink of relegation, and Chaves continue their excellent form against hapless Paços de Ferreira.
On this week’s Long Ball Futebol podcast, Barney and Albert discuss Benfica’s 1-0 win over Braga in arguably the biggest game for the rest of the season. Porto continue to soldier on without hitting top form, and Sporting get another good win to keep them in the race for the Champions league.
Elsewhere we discuss Vitória’s return to form, Arouca’s late season worries, Marítimo and Paços’ downfalls of their own creation, and Santa Clara doing what we thought they may never do again.
On this week’s show Long Ball Futebol discuss a big win for Benfica in the race for the title, but Porto and Braga continue to keep the pressure on with a massive clash between Benfica and Braga coming up.
Arouca fall to a rare defeat after losing their talismanic captain to injury, Vitória get back to winning ways with the return of some key players, and Paços keep their meagre survival hopes alive with a win against Vizela (or are they just prolonging the inevitable).
This week we’re joined by Jamie Farr to discuss Jornada 29 as the Primeira Liga enters the last five games of the season.
Benfica scrape a much-needed win against Estoril, Porto keep the pressure on, Braga continue to keep pace with the top two, and there are very damaging losses for Marítimo and Paços de Ferreira in the relegation battle, while Arouca win a huge game against Vizela in the fight for Europe.
This week we are joined by PortuGOAL’s very own Patrick Ribeiro to discuss a weekend of Primeira Liga football with huge implications at both ends of the table. Benfica suffered a shock loss to Chaves which saw Porto close the gap between 1st and 2nd to four points, with six games remaining. Is it time to declare the title race back on?
At the other end of the table Marítimo beat Paços de Ferreira 3-1 to extend the gap between themselves and Paços to five points, and move just three points behind Estoril and automatic safety. Also on the show, Sporting drop points against Arouca, Famalicão target Europe, Vitória’s form stumbles, and we answer listener questions.
