Ahead of their Taça da Liga meeting, things do not look good for the visitors. Vitória de Setúbal have failed to beat Benfica in their last five meetings, with only one draw back in May 2014, which also happened to be the only time they were able to score against them. Other from that, the Águias, who are still sitting on top of the Primeira Liga with a four point advantage over Porto, have outscored them 16 to 1, including a 5-0 humiliation this past September.
Not surprisingly, Jorge Jesus's men, who are the reigning champions are the clear favorites to progress as they hope to atone for their continental disappointments during this campaign. Benfica, who joined the action in the third round, cruised through their group stages without breaking a sweat by winnng all three of their matches with 7 goals scored and zero conceded. Certainly they will be relieved that cross-town rivals Sporting Lisbon finished second in their group with seven points, one behind group winners Vitória de Setúbal.
A mouth-watering final clash with Porto potentially awaits on April 25th should the hosts get past their opponents and fellow Primeira Liga powerhouse Porto dispatch Maritimo in their semi-final fixture in less than two months. As they were already dumped out of the Taça de Portugal by Braga, who currently sit fourth behind the league's "Big Three" this and of course the league title represent good chances for them to atone somewhat for their poor performance in European competition.
Indeed, many observers were shocked to see last season's Europa League finalists not even able to record a third-placed spot in their Champions League group last year. As such, the pressure is definitely on the hosts but one should not count out the visitors, who could possibly pull off an upset in Portugual's capital.
Match details, result and original broadcast info
Benfica 3 - 0 Vitória Setúbal
February 11, 2015 2:40pmEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) (Lisboa)This match has ended. Below are the original Live broadcast details for this match.
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