More Ángel Di María magic as Benfica beat Farense 3-1 in Faro

04/23/2024

Benfica took a big step towards securing second spot in the Primeira Liga after beating Farense 3-1 at Estádio de São Luís.The Ángel Di María and Alexander Bah overload created the Eagles’ first goal in the 16th minute, Bah's cross converted by Orkun Kökçü.Farense equalsied seven minutes later, Moha

Sporting brush aside Vitoria 3-0 to go ten points clear at table top

04/21/2024

Sporting overcame another potential tricky hurdle on their way to winning the Portuguese championship with the minimum of fuss, beating high-flying Vitória 3-0 at Alvalade to move ten points clear of Benfica at the top of the table, albeit having played a game more.Although not at their dynamic best

FC Porto rekindle with winning form after away triumph over Casa Pia

04/21/2024

Casa Pia 1-2 FC PortoFC Porto have returned to winning ways after defeating Casa Pia 2-1 away from home, this Sunday evening, moving back up to third in the Primeira Liga table.The Dragons fired themselves in front on the half-hour mark through Galeno but the hosts spiked the stress levels soon afte

Bernardo Silva happy with “bit of revenge” after sending City to FA Cup final [video]

04/21/2024

Bernardo Silva praised the mentality of the Manchester City players after his late goal against Chelsea booked the English champions a place in another FA Cup final.City ran out 1-0 winners at Wembley on Saturday afternoon, with Bernardo striking in the 84th minute to settle the semi-final in the ca

Stalemate specialists on form as Rio Ave draw 1-1 against Arouca

04/20/2024

Stalemate specialists Rio Ave lived up to their reputation after an entertaining 1-1 draw against Arouca at Estádio dos Arcos.The visitors got on top but fell behind in the 36th minute when Joca beat the offside trap, racing onto João Teixeira’s pass and placing the ball over Ignacio de Arruabarrena

He’s coming to a Portuguese stadium near you soon!

04/19/2024

Matthew Marshall the subject of zerozero report Regular visitors to this site and his personal X/twitter feed will know all about the remarkable dedication, some may call it an obsession, PortuGOAL reporter Matthew Marshall has with Portuguese football.One of Portugal’s biggest and best football web

Penalty shootout heartbreak as Benfica exit the Europa League in Marseille

04/19/2024

Benfica’s Europa League expedition ended in the quarter-finals after a penalty shootout defeat against Marseille at Stade Vélodrome.Travelling to France with a one-goal advantage earned after a 2-1 victory in Lisbon, the Eagles held on until the 79th minute when Faris Moumbagna headed Pierre-Emerick

Porto beat Vitória 3-1 to make Portuguese Cup final

04/18/2024

FC Porto put their recent troubles behind them by beating Vitória de Guimarães 3-1 in the Portuguese Cup semi-final second leg for a 4-1 aggregate win to book their place in the final at Jamor against Sporting.Nelson Oliveira gave the visitors a perfect start by scoring in the opening minute to leve

The Long Ball Futebol Podcast: Sporting go seven points clear and Sérgio Conceição has a meltdown

04/17/2024

This week we discuss Sporting’s continued run towards the Primeira Liga title as they go seven points clear at the top of the table!Benfica switch things up in the league as their focus turns to the Europa League quarter-finals, and Sérgio Conceição has a huge meltdown as Porto earn just one point i

Vitinha stars as PSG overcome Barcelona: “I’ve been dreaming about it all week”

04/17/2024

Barcelona 1-4 Paris Saint-Germain (4-6 agg)Portuguese midfielder Vitinha was again one of the stars of the show, as Paris Saint-Germain overturned a first-leg deficit to see off Barcelona and book their place in the Champions League semi-finals.Having scored in the first leg in Paris last week, Viti