Benfica – Porto, the best match of the Portuguese championship. Behind the leader Sporting Portugal, the two rival clubs face each other this Sunday evening to stay in the race for the title. Follow the match live. Benfica 0 : 0 Port Live FC Porto is not there! After losing the ball, Bruno Lage's players quickly move forward. Kerem Aktürkoğlu wants to find Pavlidis behind him but Nehuen Perez anticipates and clears as best he can at the penalty spot. Angel Di Maria takes the ball back but is ultimately flagged offside. Opening the scoring for Benfica Lisbon in the Clássico! On a long pass, Aursnes finds Pavlidis on a missed control. The Greek serves Tomas Auraujo back who slips a sublime pass from the outside to Carreras. In the box, the Spaniard controls and shoots with his left foot. Deflected by Alan Varela, the shot finds the back of Diogo Costa's net. &In the fight with Pavlidis near the corner post, Tiago Djalo does not bite at the Greek's feint and subtly clears on his opponent to obtain a six-meter. On a new Porto corner obtained by Fernandes, Trubin easily catches the corner kick taken by Fabio Vieira. New offensive for the FC Porto players. On the left side, Galeno unleashes a shot but it is quickly blocked. After a clearance from Lisbon and a header from Nico, Florentino wants to clear the ball again but he goes off course. Fabio Vieira launches Martim Fernandes who crosses but Nicolas Otamendi pushes back the danger. In a duel with Fabio Vieira, Carreras twists his ankle and remains on the ground. The Spaniard risks suffering in the next few minutes come. On the free kick, Angel Di Maria tries his luck but he comes up against Diogo Costa, author of a beautiful flight on his left. Caught by an anticipation from Aktürkoğlu, Alan Varela holds the Turk by the jersey. In the process, Pavlidis scores a goal which is ultimately disallowed. Porto midfielder receives first yellow card. After the first quarter of an hour of play, Galeno finds himself in front of the Eagles' area. With a sublime inspiration, he makes a chipped pass in the area for Samu who loses his duel against Trubin. The Spaniard is finally flagged offside. On Benfica's first corner, Angel Di Maria sees Diogo Costa advance and tries his luck directly. The ball ends up in the gloves of the Portuguese goalkeeper. On the left side, Francisco Moura combines with Galeno who cuts back towards the center of the field. In front of the Benfica penalty area, the Brazilian tries his luck and curls it. The ball grazes the crossbar of Trubin who was in the way. While they were at the forefront, Vítor Bruno's players are forced to retreat and go back to the back in order to keep possession. The fouls multiply on the pitch of the Estadio da Luz. As we have just passed the tenth minute of play, Florentino harasses the FC Porto ball carriers who are in his zone. This time, Nico Gonzalez is trapped. What a move from Angel Di Maria! Along the right touchline, the Argentinian mystifies Francisco Moura who commits an act of unfair play. While Vítor Bruno's players have shown technical inaccuracy since the kick-off, Fabio Vieira initiates a counterattack. On its trajectory, referee João Pinheiro hits Porto's number 10 who falls. Play resumes immediately. In this start to the match, Angel Di Maria's teammates put their foot on the ball and set the scene for the derby. A counterattack for Bruno Lage's players. In his corridor, the Spaniard Carreras is found. He unleashes a shot from 25 meters but Martim Fernandes blocks the ball which ends up in touch. When the players entered, the Lisbon supporters lit smoke bombs. João Pinheiro interrupts the match for a few seconds due to poor visibility. The first corner kick is repelled by Florentino. No observation round at the Estadio da Luz! Launched by Fabio Vieira, Samu finds himself in the opponent's area. Finally caught by Florentino, the Spaniard wins a corner. Kerem Aktürkoğlu kicks off the Clássico. It's off to Estadio da Luz! After the toss, the Eagles will kick off this 139th confrontation between the two giants of Portuguese football. Down 2-0 at half-time, Sporting Portugal overturned Braga (2-4) thanks to goals from Morita, Hjulmand and a double from Harder. Ruben Amorim leaves on a good note. READ MORE
22:19 – SLB close to 2-0!
22:14 – Djalo gets away with it
22:13 – Trubin serene
22:12 – Galeno blocked
22:11 – Florentino misses
22:09 – Carreras on the ground
22:08 – Diogo Costa's flight
22:06 – Varela warned
22:04 – Samu finally offside
22:01 – Di Maria smart
22:00 – Galeno close to a masterpiece
21:59 – Porto retreats
21:59 – Match chopped
21:56 – Florentino, a leech
21:55 – Moura caught
21:54 – Vieira mowed down by the referee
21:52 – Lisbon possession
21:51 – Carreras counterattacks
21:50 – Match stopped
21:49 – Danger repelled
21:48 – First corner
21:45 – Benfica kick-off
21:44 – Sporting overturns Braga
LIVE. Benfica – Porto: The Eagles push in a choppy match, follow the Clássico
ByTeilor Stone
Nov 10, 2024
By Teilor Stone
Teilor Stone has been a reporter on the news desk since 2013. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining Thesaxon , Teilor Stone worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my teilor@nizhtimes.com 1-800-268-7116