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New star in the Liga NOS23-year-old Japanese winger Shoya Nakajima hasn’t been in Portugal for very long but has already made a noticeable impact for newly-promoted Portimonense.
The exciting new addition to the Primeira Liga is PortuGOAL’s Figure of the Week for Round 6 of the Liga NOS.
Jamie Farr explains why Nakajima is one to keep a close eye on.
Following a mixed week in Europe for Portugal’s biggest emblems, it was time to divert attention to the domestic scene and Matchday Six of the Liga NOS.
Sporting pressed on from their triumph in Greece with a convincing 2-0 win at home to Tondela, whereas city rivals Benfica endured back-to-back 2-1 defeats, this time at the hands of Boavista, to slip down to 4th in the standings.
FC Porto bounced back from their midweek disappointment with a 2-1 victory away to Rio Ave. Meanwhile, the main event up north saw Sporting de Braga come out on top in the Minho Derby against Vitória de Guimarães, celebrating a 2-1 win. PortuGOAL brings you the top weekend action.
FC Porto kick off their Champions League campaign on Wednesday evening by welcoming Besiktas to the Estádio do Dragão.
The match sees two former favourites of the Estádio do Dragão face their former team, with Portugal internationals Ricardo Quaresma and Pepe returning to the stadium where they were venerated by the home fans.
Turkish football expert Efe Can Candan gives us the lowdown on the current Süper Lig champions.
Lisbon giants Benfica and Sporting begin their Champions League campaign on Tuesday night.
Benfica welcome CSKA to the Portuguese capital. Football commentator John Bradley, who specialises in Russian football, gives PortuGOAL the lowdown on the Moscow outfit.
The Lions are in Athens to take on Greek champions Olympiacos. What can Jorge Jesus’s team expect? Greek football expert Themis Kesaris tells us.
The 2017/18 Champions League kicks off in earnest this week, and for the second season running, Portugal’s three strongest teams are in the group stage of the world’s greatest club competition.
Last season Benfica and FC Porto reached the last-16 stage before succumbing to Borussia Dortmund and Juventus respectively, while Sporting finished bottom of their group. How will the trio fare this time round?
PortuGOAL assesses the respective squads, strong points, weak points and European prospects of Portugal’s finest in this season’s Champions League, and runs through the rest of the Portuguese players spread around the old continent who will take part in the competition, all 16 of them.
