Only five games left of Liga NOS 2018/19 and there remains plenty to be decided in what promises to be a tense finale to the campaign.

The weekend’s action saw Boavista and Marítimo take big steps away from the relegation zone, while Rio Ave and Braga both recorded important victories.

At the top it remains neck and neck as title challengers Porto and Benfica recorded comfortable wins. The latter were firing on all cylinders in attack, and this time it was the turn of Portuguese winger Rafa Silva to stand out as PortuGOAL’s Figure of the Week.

• Benfica
• Primeira Liga,
• Liga NOS,
• Sporting,
• FC Porto,
• Sporting de Braga,

Benfica held onto first place in the Primeira Liga for another week after defeating Vitória de Setúbal 4-2 at the Estádio da Luz, this Sunday, holding off second-placed FC Porto following their success away to Portimonense, a day prior.

The Dragons moved up to first place temporarily with a 3-0 win, this Saturday, before the likes of Rafa Silva, João Félix and Haris Seferovic powered Benfica back up to first place, in response.

Also in the hunt for a place on the Liga NOS podium, ten-man Sporting firmed up their bid with a 3-1 victory away to Desportivo das Aves, as Sporting de Braga also found three goals themselves to fund a 3-0 win over Tondela and remain within touching distance of the Lions. PortuGOAL has more from the top of the Primeira Liga table.

As we get into the business end of the season, it’s a two-horse race for the title in Portugal. After 28 games, both Benfica and Porto have 69 points. However, it’s the Águias who have the advantage due to their superior goal difference.

In association with FootyStats, PortuGOAL looks at the numbers behind the current domestic season in Portugal.

Benfica defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 4-2 in a highly entertaining Europa League quarter-final first leg at the Estádio da Luz.

João Félix was the star of the show with a hat-trick, but Eintracht will feel they have a chance to overturn the deficit in Frankfurt after playing 70 minutes with 10 men following Evan Ndicka’s straight red card.