Porto suffered a 2-0 defeat against Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg. Mason Mount opened the scoring before Ben Chilwell capitalised on an individual error to score in the 85th minute. 

Sérgio Conceição’s side created chances at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium and will be disappointed to give away a cheap goal in the closing stages. The Dragons have a mountain to climb in order to overturn the deficit in Sevilla next week.

Liga NOS returned after a busy international break for the 25th round of the campaign. League leaders Sporting suffered a rare slip up in a draw with Moreirense, allowing Porto, Benfica and Braga to make up some ground each with narrow victories.

The relegation battle continues to intrigue, Gil Vicente continuing some fine recent form to overcome Rio Ave while Portimonense piled on the misery for Nacional in dishing out a 5-1 thrashing. Boavista and Famalicão also steered away from trouble over Belenenses SAD and Paços Ferreira respectively.

Another team looking to leave relegation in the rear view mirror is Tondela as they climbed back into the top half of the league with an excellent triumph at Vitória Guimarães. Star striker and chief goal-getter Mario González was the difference for them once more and he is the PortuGOAL Figure of the Week.

• Benfica
• Primeira Liga,
• Sporting,
• FC Porto,
• Sporting de Braga,
• Paulinho
• Toni Martinez

Sporting have seen their advantage at the top of the Primeira Liga table cut down to eight points after a 90th-minute equaliser saw Moreirense pinch a point against the league leaders, this Monday.

The Lions saw Paulinho’s first goal in Sporting colours cancelled out by a late strike from Walterson, enabling Moreirense to draw 1-1 and offer the table-toppers a fresh setback in the hunt for the league title. 

Sergio Conceição’s men had initially put the pressure on Rúben Amorim’s outfit with a 2-1 win at home to Santa Clara, attained only thanks to a 95th-minute Toni Martinez winner.

In Lisbon, Benfica claimed all three points against Maritímo with a 1-0 victory, whereas Braga, with greater difficulties out against Farense, made it a clean sweep for those directly behind Sporting in the top four with a 2-1 triumph away from home.

• Sporting,
• Ruben Amorim

Few Sporting fans could have imagined that the club would be top of the table with a ten-point lead at the start of April. In fact, anyone who did predict that may well have become a medical marvel for their precognitive abilities – it seemed impossible. To make things even better for Sportinguistas, it’s the academy that has been the driving force behind the so-far undefeated season that might finally end the club’s long wait for the league title.

Last year we examined Rúben Amorim’s youth revolution, expecting a longer period of rebuilding. But now, these young players have already become the core of a potentially title-winning team. PortuGOAL takes a closer look at each of Amorim’s youngsters and assesses how they have performed this season.