On Saturday I went to Lisbon with three other friends the see the game.  We were hoping to see a good game and hopefully a Benfica win.  Well, not only did we not see Benfica win, but we saw Benfica play a very sub-par game.
With over 60000 fans on hand to see the game, Benfica […]

This post covering the Celtic - Benfica Champions League game is somewhat late in coming.  Granted I have been very busy, but mostly I am disappointed. The odds of Benfica continuing in Champions League play are very slim. Benfica would need to win the next two games and expect that the scores from […]

After five games without a win, and several of these without even a goal, Benfica gets a very important 2 to 1 win at Leiria. Its not that Leiria is a very good team, its not even that Benfica played a very good game, but it´s none the less a very important win. Benfica […]

Benfica lost their second game in two in the Champions League Wednesday against Shakthar Donetsk. The 1 to 0 loss almost completely compromises our chance to pass to the second round of Champions League play. Benfica is currently last, 6 points behind Shakthar Donetsk, who was initially the weakest team in the group. […]