Academica De Coimbra
|
0 - 0
This match has ended. Upcoming related matches:
|
Benfica
|
Academica de Coimbra vs Benfica Live Streams and TV Channels
| Country | Channels |
|---|---|
| United States | Sport TV Americas, Watch ESPN »live stream |
| Other Countries | |
| Albania | SuperSport 4 Digitalb |
| Algeria | Ma Chaîne Sport |
| Angola | Sport.TV África |
| Belgium | Ma Chaîne Sport |
| Canada | Sport TV Americas, Portuguese Football League |
| France | Ma Chaîne Sport |
| Luxembourg | Ma Chaîne Sport |
| Morocco | Ma Chaîne Sport |
| Norway | TV2 Sport 1 |
| Portugal | Sport TV1 |
| Romania | Dolce Sport |
| Serbia | SportKlub + Serbia |
| Switzerland | Ma Chaîne Sport |
| Tunisia | Ma Chaîne Sport |
| *Don't see your country or favourite channel listed? Let us know and we will include it. | |
Academica de Coimbra vs Benfica Delayed and Repeat Broadcasts
| Country | Date/Time (US/Eastern) | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Sat, Feb 25 21:00pm | Sport TV Americas |
| Sat, Feb 25 22:00pm | RTP Internacional | |
| Angola | Wed, Feb 29 16:00pm | Sport.TV África |
| France | Mon, Feb 27 7:30am | Ma Chaîne Sport |
| Luxembourg | Mon, Feb 27 7:30am | Ma Chaîne Sport |
| Morocco | Mon, Feb 27 7:30am | Ma Chaîne Sport |
| Portugal | Tue, Feb 28 21:00pm | Sport TV1 |
| Wed, Feb 29 13:00pm | Sport TV4 | |
| Tunisia | Mon, Feb 27 7:30am | Ma Chaîne Sport |
| *Don't see your country or favourite channel listed? Let us know and we will include it. | ||
Academica De Coimbra vs Benfica Match Preview
Benfica will look to get back on track against Académica on Saturday evening after two defeats on the bounce.
Javi García, who has been sorely missed by Benfica in recent weeks, is expected to return on Saturday
Jorge Jesus will be desperate for his team to set themselves up for that double-header with a morale-boosting win at Académica. And the flamboyant coach is not about to lose faith in his charges.
"The team is in good shape, the coach is super-confident. It would not make sense to be any other way as we are leaders in the table," said Jesus.
"Of course, it's not normal that Benfica lose. But we are as confident going into the match against Académica as we would have been if we had won in Guimarães."
The Lisbon club have been boosted by the return to the squad of key midfielder Javi García. However, the Spaniard will take a late fitness test to see if he is ready to play.
One player who will definitely miss the game is captain Luisão, who is suspended having reached five yellow cards. Brazilian centre-back Jardel will deputise.
Académica manager Pedro Emanuel has enjoyed a fine rookie year as head coach, leading the Students to the final of the Portuguese Cup. But the Coimbra-based club habe also hit a poor run of form with three draws and three defeats in their last six matches.
"We know the quality of Benfica, but we will be fighting for a positive result," said Emanuel.
Kick-off at 8.15 pm local time on Saturday night at the Estádio de Coimbra.
Academica De Coimbra vs Benfica Match Report
Benfica were held to a goalless draw by Académica in Coimbra tonight and could be caught by FC Porto at the table summit tomorrow.
The Eagles have chosen precisely the wrong time of the season to hit a blip. After scoring in each of their first 35 matches of the 2011/12 season, two games without hitting the net have seen Benfica drop five points. If FC Porto win at home against struggling Feirense tomorrow, the Dragons will be tied for first place with the Lisbon club... just days before the two great rivals meet in Lisbon.
Benfica dominated the match from start to finish, but were made to pay for some poor finishing, combined with an excellent goalkeeping display by Académica number one Peiser.
Pablo Aimar and second-half substitute Nelson Oliveira came close to finding the net, but it wasn't to be on a frustrating night for the Lisbon giants.
Academica de Coimbra vs Benfica Videos
Long Highlights
Alternative Highlights
Short Highlights