In the early morning of April 18, Beijing time, the focus of the 30th round of the Portuguese Super League, Benfica, who had just been out of the Champions League, challenged the defending champion of the league, Portugal Sport. As a result, 90 minutes later, Benfica won the match 2-0. With four games left in the season, Portugal sport are nine points behind top-of-the-table Porto, with a 99% chance of conceding a title.
In last week's European competition, 2-time Champions League leader Benfica can be described as Anfield who left with his head held high. Benfica, who had repeatedly fallen behind in the game, eventually drew 3-3 with Liverpool. Although the final score was 3-5 out, it also played the spirit of the team. Back in the league, their goal is to act as spoilers.
On the Portuguese sports side, as C Ronaldo's old club, they won the league championship after 19 years last season. But this season, Sport of Portugal has largely lost the possibility of defending their title. On the one hand, Porto have been very strong in the season, and they won 7-0 in this weekend's game to show their winning temperament. Secondly, the performance of Portuguese sports this season has also declined, and the overall data is worse than last season.
In this crucial battle in this round, the performance of young player Núñez has once again become the key point of the game. In the 12th minute, Vertonghen sent a precise long pass, Nunes opened the defense and picked out the goal, and the 260 million league giants were the main counter-attackers, taking the lead in getting a 1-0 advantage. At one point before half-time, Otamendi scored, but was whistled offside, and Portugal Sport escaped.
However, in this game, victory is destined not to belong to the impatient Portuguese sport. In the second half of the match, the members of the Coaching Staff of Portuguese Sport were at one point shown a red card for complaining about the referee. In the 91st minute, Benfica locked in the victory of the game. It was again the outstanding performance of young player Núñez, Gil Díaz received the pass and calmly shot low, Benfica gained a two-goal advantage, and finally won the game 2-0, returning to the league to prove his strength.
In terms of post-match stats, Portugal, who played at home, actually had a better athletic record, with 64% of the ball and a 16-12 lead in the number of shots on goal. But in terms of the ability to seize the opportunity, it is clear that Benfica is going to do better this game, and they have successfully blocked the opponent's attack. Benfica's victory basically sent portugal sports to the fact that they failed to defend their title.
99% of Portuguese sports, which have no chance to defend their titles, can only pick up their mood as soon as possible and prepare for the second leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-finals in a few days. In the first leg, Portugal Sport lost 2-1 to Porto, and it was also at home. This time away from home, it is very difficult for Portuguese sports to reverse.