Benfica vs FC Porto Match Preview
The classico dominates the weekend action in Portugal. A Benfica-Porto match is always a fiercely contested affair, and this has all the ingredients to be an especially fiery clash. Although Benfica have no chance of preventing Porto from lifting the 2010/11 championship crown, they will be desperate to avoid the ignominy of relinquishing their title in their own stadium against their hated northern rivals.
The Dragons have been astonishingly consistent this season, winning 22 and drawing 2 of their 24 games thus far. Although coach Andre Villas-Boas and players alike have downplayed the significance of clinching the league at the Estadio da Luz, privately they would surely love to start the party in the capital on Sunday.
Both teams have a clean bill of health, paving the way for fascinating battles all over the pitch, not least the match-up between Porto’s roving right-sided forward Hulk and Benfica left-back Fabio Coentrao – probably the finest two footballers playing in Portugal at this moment in time.
Tune in for the kick-off at 8.30pm local time on Sunday night for what promises to be a memorable encounter.