Tag: Benfica SL

  • Darwin Nunez in the Premier League – What Does Luis Diaz Have to Do With It?

    Darwin Nunez in the Premier League – What Does Luis Diaz Have to Do With It?

    Despite the ever-expanding nature of sports analytics and forms of scouting, there’s always that sense of gambling on the unknown when purchasing a new player, even more so when it’s a club (in this case, Liverpool, or any other team linked to this swirling transfer rumors) from a bigger league such as the Premier League, […]

  • Lima Scores the “Team” Goal of the Year (Benfica vs Sporting)

    Lima Scores the “Team” Goal of the Year (Benfica vs Sporting)

    With the season in Portugal getting closer and closer (four matches left) to its end, it’s hard to see just where Benfica will drop more than four points and allow Porto to catch up with them. One of the few big challenges left, Sporting, couldn’t be enough to stop the league leaders, winning 2-0 through goals by Eduaro Salvio and Lima, with the second one being the best passing sequence that ended up in the net we’ve seen all season.

  • FC Porto & Benfica are the Only Undefeated Teams in Europe

    FC Porto & Benfica are the Only Undefeated Teams in Europe

    Out of the top 20 football leagues in Europe, only two teams, who happen to be from the same division, are still undefeated this late in the season. Benfica and Porto, battling for the title in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, having gone 25 matches up to this point with a league loss.