Benfica had its best game of the season on Wednesday against the all powerful AC Milan. The 1 to 1 tie however wasn´t enough to give Benfica a chance of passing into the second phase of Champions League play, and even a spot in the UEFA Cup is at risk.

Benfica started with its best starting eleven of the season, with David Luiz back on defense and having a very good game, even better than Luisão. Even Luis Filipe, a player I don´t care very much for, played a good game.

It is also good to see Petit back on the squad and it looks like he didn´t miss a beat. Also with a very good game (his best since coming to Benfica a few months ago), was Maxi Pereira. His game tying goal was just incredible! Rui Costa was his regular self and there is no way you can tell that he is 35 from the way he plays. Cristian Rodriguez, who was one of the most active players, was not his regular self on offense, but he did put in a great effort overall.

This time Camacho did the right moves to try to win the game. He put in Di Maria and Cardozo, but unfortunately both players did not live up to the expectations. Di Maria seems to need a ball just for himself and needs to put in more of a team effort. The only think I can point out about the moves Camacho did was how late Freddy Adu came into the game. Granted he has the knack for last minute goals, putting him in with only 2 minutes left in regulation is just stretching it. He did show that he deserves to get more minutes in the few times he touched to ball. Maybe Freddy Adu should start getting some of the minutes that Di Maria is getting.

With this game out of the way, Benfica readies the the game against Porto this Saturday, and I already have my ticket for this one