Sporting clocked up a ninth successive victory in the 2024/25 Primeira Liga season in Famalicão tonight.
The home team kept the Portuguese champions at bay for almost an hour, before goals by Viktor Gyökeres, Geovany Quenda and Gonçalo Inácio earned the Lions three more points and put pressure on Porto and Benfica to follow suite later this weekend. Quenda’s goal made him the youngest ever Sporting player to score in a Primeira Liga match.
José Ricardo Leite reports on the action at the Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho.
Porto picked up their first victory in the Europa League after beating Hoffenheim 2-0 at Estádio do Dragão.
Vitória overcame a hostile environment and having to play on an artificial pitch to write another golden chapter in their incredible European season this afternoon with a 2-1 victory in Sweden against Djurgarden to set a new record.
The Bruno Lage train skidded off the rails in Lisbon tonight as Benfica’s six-match winning run under the new coach came to an abrupt end against Feyenoord in the Champions League.
Braga suffered a second straight defeat in the Europa League after a last gasp 2-1 loss to Bodo/Glimt.