Benfica – Porto: Behind the unbeatable Sporting, the quest for the championship is over for the vanquished ?

Second and third in the Portuguese championship, Porto and Benfica face each other this Sunday evening in the great derby of Portuguese-speaking football. Match with a huge stake for both clubs who will try to reduce the gap in the standings on Sporting Portugal, leader.

A great day for Portuguese football. At 9:45pm, the two rival clubs Benfica Lisbon and FC Porto face off in a Clasico that will follow Sporting Lisbon's visit to Braga, marking the farewell of coach Rúaben Amorim who is leaving for Manchester United. At the Estadio da Luz, the Eagles no longer have the right to make any mistakes! Third in the championship at Eight points behind Sporting with a game in hand, Bruno Lage's players are obliged to win if they want to keep their chance in the title race. In a press conference, the Encarnados coach confided that he was not stressed about being behind their neighbours Lisbon: “I don't think so, let's just see what's going to happen in the game. It's happened in the past that Sporting always plays before us and that we are completely focused on the game. There are variables at play, what I and the team control is what we are going to do in this game, that is the most important thing”. For this clash, Bruno Lage will not be able to count on Leandro Barrios, Tiago Gouveia and Gianluca Prestianni while he confirmed that Alexander Bah will make his return. Lisbon's main offensive weapons, Pavlidis and Aktürkoglu will be present this evening on the lawn of the Estadio da Luz.

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FC Porto, the chance to eliminate their neighbour in the title race

Tonight, FC Porto has the chance to put a competitor at a good distance in the title race. Dolphins, Vitor Bruno's players are only three points behind leaders Sporting Portugal. On the last day, Diogo Costa's teammates crushed Estoril (4-0). Since August 31 and a 0-2 defeat on Sporting's pitch, the Dragons have not experienced defeat in the championship. This Sunday evening, the Portuguese coach has high ambitions and only sees one outcome, victory: “The margin of error at FC Porto is always zero. Win or win, always. This season has different data from last, but the championship has 34 days and now we are moving on to the 11th.ª day. Last year, it was not in the big games that the championship was decided, on the contrary. FC Porto really wants to play at “We have the sweat of defeat and we have to recover from it. I have tried to breathe new life into the players, to make them feel good, but looking at the end product before the game gives bad results. We have to play to win. Then winning will have to be a consequence of what we do on the field”. Injured, Ivan Marcano, Wendell and Marko Grujic will be missing. Recruited this summer, Samu Omorodion is Porto's man in form this season. With 7 goals in 7 Liga Portugal games, the Spanish striker called up by Luis de la Fuente will be present for this match, as will Galeno.

À what time does Benfica – Porto start ?

The kick-off of the 11th day of the Portuguese championship between Benfica Lisbon and FC Porto is scheduled Sunday, November 10 at 9:45 p.m. à Estadio da Luz & Lisbon (Portugal). João Pinheiro will be the referee for the match between the two major Portuguese clubs.

On which channel to watch Benfica – Porto ?

D&eacute ;holder of the TV rights to the Portuguese championship, BeIN Sports 2 will broadcast the match between the Eagles and the Dragons.

How to follow Benfica – Porto in streaming ?

If If you want to watch the Portuguese derby between Benfica and Porto on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to subscribe to a subscription on MyCanal or on the BeIn Sports website. 

What are the probable compositions of Benfica – Porto ?

Benfica: Trubin (G) – Kaboré (or Bah), T.Araujo, Otamendi, Carreras – Aursnes, Florentino, Kökçu – Di Maria, Pavlidis, Aktürkoglu.

Porto: D.Costa (G) – Fernandes, N.Perez, T.Djalo, Moura – A.Varela, N.Gonzalez – Galeno, Namaso, Pepe – Samu.   

What are the predictions for Benfica – Porto ?

• Betclic: Benfica: 2.02/Draw: 3.32/Porto: 3.40
• Bwin: Benfica: 1.88/Nil: 3.00/Port: 2.95
• Parions Sport en Ligne: Benfica: 2.05/Draw: 3.35/Porto : 3.30
• Unibet: Benfica: 2.03/Draw: 3.45/Porto: 3, 35