Ever since Jornada 7 ended with Benfica taking a narrow 1-0 win at home against eternal rivals Porto, we’ve been looking forward to the return fixture. Five months later and that moment has arrived, as Benfica make the journey up north to face Porto in the Portuguese Clássico, the biggest game in the Portuguese football calendar in recent years.
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Sporting 2-1 Benfica
Sporting have edged themselves closer to the final of the Taça de Portugal after narrowly defeated Benfica 2-1 in the first leg of their semi-final, held at the Alvalade stadium this Thursday night.
The Lions dominated for large periods of the first half, landing the game’s first goal from Pedro Gonçalves’ header in the 9th minute.
Viktor Gyökeres followed up with his 31st strike of the season to make it 2-0 early in the second period before Fredrik Aursnes... Читать дальше...