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The Expert: Mitroglou punishes injury-hit Braga

by Andy Brassell at Tuesday, Feb 21 2017 12:00
The Expert: Mitroglou punishes injury-hit Braga This could, and maybe should have been the weekend that Porto’s excellent recent form finally resulted in them going to the top of Liga NOS. Nuno’s side fulfilled their half of the bargain, sweeping aside bottom team Tondela on Friday night as they prepared for this week’s big Cham...
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The Expert: Robust Porto finish Sporting’s title challenge

by Andy Brassell at Tuesday, Feb 7 2017 16:45
The Expert: Robust Porto finish Sporting’s title challenge A chapter of history is being rewritten, and it’s Spain’s most capped footballer doing it once again. Iker Casillas was supposed to be the signing that saw Porto’s real-life interpretation of Moneyball unravel. In his 30s, in decline, and brought in on the highest wage in the club&...
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The Expert: Guimaraes win derby to shake up Portugal’s European race

by Andy Brassell at Tuesday, Jan 24 2017 12:55
The Expert: Guimaraes win derby to shake up Portugal’s European race “Besides his evident qualities as a player, Soares always showed himself to be an exemplary professional and teammate, so Vitória Sport Clube wish him all the best personally and professionally.” As Vitória Guimarães waved goodbye to their Brazilian forward this week...
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The Expert: Benfica start 2017 in emphatic fashion as Jonas returns

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Jan 9 2017 18:00
The Expert: Benfica start 2017 in emphatic fashion as Jonas returns “Bem-vindo, Jonas”. The Brazilian forward is a more than familiar figure to Benfica fans but so prolonged has been his absence from the first team this season, Sunday’s edition of O Jogo felt it was necessary to welcome him into the fold in their headline.Coach Rui Vitória a...
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The impossible football quiz #16

by Martin Laurence at Monday, Jan 9 2017 12:15
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The Expert: Benfica show champions’ grit to edge Sporting in derby

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Dec 12 2016 16:45
The Expert: Benfica show champions’ grit to edge Sporting in derby It’s fast becoming a third certainty in life - death, taxes, and Benfica win in the end. For those hoping for the Liga title race to blown wide open, Sunday’s Lisbon derby - or at least its result - was a disappointment, with the champions re-establishing a four-point lead over Porto, wi...
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Neither Benfica nor Sporting in best fettle for Lisbon derby

by Andy Brassell at Thursday, Dec 8 2016 16:45
Neither Benfica nor Sporting in best fettle for Lisbon derby “We’re 90% focused on this game.” The pre-match words of Sporting Clube de Portugal coach Jorge Jesus were hard to get out of one’s head after watching the Lisbon club crash out of Europe on Wednesday night. By losing at Legia Warsaw, Sporting sacrificed a potential Europa Le...
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The Expert: Tondela hit back as Guimarães’ golden chance goes begging

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Nov 28 2016 16:30
The Expert: Tondela hit back as Guimarães’ golden chance goes begging He was never shy to put in a shift as a player but still, Petit’s coaching career has been a war of attrition so far. As a midfielder with Benfica and Portugal - and a close confidante of Cristiano Ronaldo in the national team - he was the sort of player you always would have wanted beside you...
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Porto already playing catch-up ahead of season-defining O Clássico

by Andy Brassell at Friday, Nov 4 2016 12:00
Porto already playing catch-up ahead of season-defining O Clássico “It’s decisive”. Speaking after Wednesday night’s Champions League win over Club Brugge - a vital result in the context of Porto’s season - Maxi Pereira already had his eyes on Sunday’s O Clássico showdown with Benfica, and didn’t even attempt to hide...
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Formidable Benfica brush aside forward crisis

by Andy Brassell at Monday, Sep 26 2016 16:01
Formidable Benfica brush aside forward crisis “There will be games in which we play better than here and, maybe, don’t take the three points.” Rui Vitória is a very distinct personality from his Benfica predecessor, Jorge Jesus, but sometimes shares his penchant for directness. Vitória didn’t mince his word...
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