LIVE. Benfica – Porto: The Eagles push in a choppy match, follow the Clássico

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.

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22:19 – SLB close to 2-0!

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.

22:14 – Djalo gets away with it

&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.

22:13 – Trubin serene

On a new Porto corner obtained by Fernandes, Trubin easily catches the corner kick taken by Fabio Vieira.

22:12 – Galeno blocked

New offensive for the FC Porto players. On the left side, Galeno unleashes a shot but it is quickly blocked.

22:11 – Florentino misses

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.

22:09 – Carreras on the ground

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.

22:08 – Diogo Costa's flight

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.

22:06 – Varela warned

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.

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22:04 – Samu finally offside

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.

22:01 – Di Maria smart

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.

22:00 – Galeno close to a masterpiece

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.

21:59 – Porto retreats

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.

21:59 – Match chopped

The fouls multiply on the pitch of the Estadio da Luz. 

21:56 – Florentino, a leech

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.

21:55 – Moura caught

What a move from Angel Di Maria! Along the right touchline, the Argentinian mystifies Francisco Moura who commits an act of unfair play.

21:54 – Vieira mowed down by the referee

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.

21:52 – Lisbon possession

In this start to the match, Angel Di Maria's teammates put their foot on the ball and set the scene for the derby.

21:51 – Carreras counterattacks

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.

21:50 – Match stopped

When the players entered, the Lisbon supporters lit smoke bombs. João Pinheiro interrupts the match for a few seconds due to poor visibility.

21:49 – Danger repelled

The first corner kick is repelled by Florentino.

21:48 – First corner

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!

21:45 – Benfica kick-off

After the toss, the Eagles will kick off this 139th confrontation between the two giants of Portuguese football.

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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.

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