On Wednesday Benfica played a midweek game against Moreirense for the Portugal Cup. Again, and against a much weaker opponent, Benfica showed lots of problems to ultimately get the win at home against a Division Two opponent. Benfica won 2 to 0, with the goals coming in the second half of the game, after Camacho [...]

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 beat Academica on Saturday 3 to 1.  This was a very important win before Benfica hosts AC Milan for Champions League play, and then Porto the Portuguese League leader. The game wasn´t as easy as the final score might suggest, and Academica actually scored first.  Benfica was able to tie the game early but [...]

The least I can say about the Benfica win against Maritimo on Sunday was that it was a character building win. SL Benfica didn´t have the luck of the game, but did work very hard, and was rewarded in the end. It was expected to be a difficult game, and an important one for both [...]