S.L. Benfica vs. F.C. Porto: Taca da Liga - Semifinals 3/20/12

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  1. Benfica4Life

    Benfica4Life Member

    Feb 16, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
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    S.L. Benfica vs. F.C. Porto: Taca da Liga - Semifinals

    Date: Tuesday, March 20th, 2012
    Time: 4:45
    Stadium: Estadio da Luz
    Referree: Artur Soares Dias
     
  2. BatatasFritas

    BatatasFritas Member+

    Nov 29, 2004
    Toronto
    Club:
    FC Porto
    Looks like only about 40,000 will even bother to attend this one, can't blame them, the beer cup is not very appealing. Just hope no one gets hurt because this title race is freaking tight.
     
  3. Benfica4Life

    Benfica4Life Member

    Feb 16, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Agreed, but a Classico is a classico. Semifinal match against the biggest rivalry in Portugal no matter how you look at it. Although the league is important, you want to beat your oppenent because the heated tension is there.

    I see it now. I have a feeling Benfica will win, Porto fans will say its a useless important Cup and that they would rather have won the league match, which you did.
     
  4. BatatasFritas

    BatatasFritas Member+

    Nov 29, 2004
    Toronto
    Club:
    FC Porto
    Hey, I've said that this cup is useless since day one. The games are mostly of very poor quality with no fan support.

    If we lose, I won't be happy not because we lost the beer cup, but because we lost to Benfica.
     
  5. Benfica4Life

    Benfica4Life Member

    Feb 16, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Exactly, no one wants to lose to their rivals, regardless of what the competition is for.
     
  6. Benfica4Life

    Benfica4Life Member

    Feb 16, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Bayern Munich, ManUtd and Chelsea will be at this game watching for certain players. Most likely Nelson, Witsel, Gaitan, Javi, James and Hulk.
     
  7. Ribeiro dos Reis

    Mar 17, 2012
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Quite a secondary game, in the middle of the ones that matters.

    No way Jesus will jeopardize the remaining of the season for this one.
     
  8. BatatasFritas

    BatatasFritas Member+

    Nov 29, 2004
    Toronto
    Club:
    FC Porto
    The starting lineups look pretty serious :D
     
  9. Ribeiro dos Reis

    Mar 17, 2012
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Yes, of course, it's about the prestige. But i bet some names will not play for 90 minutes.
     
  10. Benfica4Life

    Benfica4Life Member

    Feb 16, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Official Start XI's...

    Benfica:


    --------------Eduardo--------------
    ----------Luisao-----Jardel----------
    Maxi------------------------Capdevila
    ----------Witsel-----Javi------------
    Nolito----------Aimar--------B.Cesar
    ---------------Nelson--------------


    Porto

    --------------Bracali---------------
    -------Rolando------Mangala-------
    Sapunaru---------------------Sandro
    --------------Defour---------------
    ------Lucho----------Moutinho-----
    Hulk--------------------------Alvaro
    --------------Kleber----------------
     
  11. Ribeiro dos Reis

    Mar 17, 2012
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Rest in peace, António Leitão.

    As always, no one respects the minute of silence... :confused:
     
  12. Ribeiro dos Reis

    Mar 17, 2012
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    :D

    There's the first.
     
  13. BatatasFritas

    BatatasFritas Member+

    Nov 29, 2004
    Toronto
    Club:
    FC Porto
    WTF? That was some awful defending. :confused:

    I hope they wake up or they might suffer more.
     
  14. Benfica4Life

    Benfica4Life Member

    Feb 16, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    GOOOLLLOOOO!!!! Maxi Pereira! 4 minutes! 1-0

    Amazing offensive play! What an assist! What a rocket by Maxi
     
  15. BatatasFritas

    BatatasFritas Member+

    Nov 29, 2004
    Toronto
    Club:
    FC Porto
    GOLO do Porto!!! :D
     
  16. Ribeiro dos Reis

    Mar 17, 2012
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    lol

    That's ridiculous.
     
  17. Benfica4Life

    Benfica4Life Member

    Feb 16, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    1-1...shot deflects off Javi. We could see a goalfest.
     
  18. BatatasFritas

    BatatasFritas Member+

    Nov 29, 2004
    Toronto
    Club:
    FC Porto
    It's so weird to see Eduardo in net for Benfica.
     
  19. Benfica4Life

    Benfica4Life Member

    Feb 16, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    What a crazy opening 10 minutes.
     
  20. PortoDragons

    PortoDragons Member

    Feb 17, 2010
    Club:
    FC Porto
    Porto really playing their a*s off now!

    Interesting to see Alvaro in a winger role

    Surprised Rolando, Moutinho & Hulk are starting
     
  21. Benfica4Life

    Benfica4Life Member

    Feb 16, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Eduardo you suck!!!! 1-2
     
  22. Benfica4Life

    Benfica4Life Member

    Feb 16, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Capdevila doing worse than Emerson. :confused:
     
  23. Benfica4Life

    Benfica4Life Member

    Feb 16, 2006
    Providence, RI
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Porto tearing up Benfica's defense.
     
  24. Ribeiro dos Reis

    Mar 17, 2012
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    lol

    That's... ridiculous...:confused:
     

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