Episode 349 – Ugly Ducklings Shine
On this week’s podcast… We recap both the Aves, and Rio Ave games, and look ahead to the Lisbon Derby against Sporting. P.S. Our audio crapped out at the end of the podcast and we had to cut it short
Episode 348 – One shot to rule them all
On this week’s podcast…. We catch you up with a brief recap of the League Cup and Portuguese Cup games that took place before the end of the year. We then look back at the difficult game in Guimaraes against Vitoria, where Benfica was able to come away with the 3 points, despite not being the best team on the field. Nonetheless the first half goal by Cervi and a solid defensive effort in the second half was enough to...
Episode 347 – Hitting stride
On this week’s podcast… We start things off by looking back at Benfica’s home match against Famalicao, we then turn our attention to the two cup games, Braga for the Portuguese Cup, and Setubal for the League Cup. Before we go we discuss the rumors about Benfica being interested in Julian Weigl from Dortmund, and the chance to bring back Nico Gaitan.
Episode 346 – Too much, too late.
On this week’s podcast… We look back at the game against Boavista at the Bessa, where Benfica rode the away support wave to get the three points. We then discussed Benfica’s last game of the UCL group stages, where Benfica stamped their entry into the Europa League. We discuss the change in approach by Lage in Europe, and ponder what could have been had this approach been used from the start. Lastly we look ahead to...
Episode 345 – Mountains and Valleys
On this week’s podcast… We look back at the Leipzig, Maritimo, and Covilha games. throughout these 3 games Benfica hit peaks and valleys, the disappointing collapse in Germany after being 2-0 into the 90th minute, the trashing of Maritimo at the new pitch at the Luz, and the poor result against second division Covilha for the League Cup. We look at Lage’s choices, and decisions, the affirmation of Vinicius as the #1...
Episode 344 – Almost Black Saturday
On this week’s episode… With Black Friday upon us, we recap the Vizela suffered win, the trip to Leipzig that will dictate Benfica’s future in Europe. We also catch up with some renewal news, and cap it off by looking ahead to Benfica’s next Liga Nos game in the new pitch at Estadio da Luz.
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