Podcast 188 – Goals Galore
In this episode…. We look back at Benfica’s win against Arouca at Estadio da Luz. A comfortable win that started getting built early in the game. We discuss the importance of Gaitan, and how Renato Sanches and Pizzi have transformed this team. We also discuss Samaris emergence in the absence of Fejsa and the Jonas and Mitroglou incident in the third goal. Next up, we look at Benfica’s win against Moreirense for the...
Podcast 187 – if IFS and ANDS were Pots and Pans
On this week’s episode…. We talk a look back at Benfica’s win against Estoril, a game that solidified the team’s consistency, and that could very well have been the momentum builder the team has been working towards. We discuss Vitoria’s recent game reads, and his key substitutions. Next we discuss Benfica’s game against lower tier Oriental, in a game in which Rui Vitoria gave playing time to some...
Podcast 186 – Half Way Point
In this week’s episode… We look back at both matches against the two Madeira teams, Maritimo and Nacional. Benfica beat Maritimo convincingly at the Luz by the score of 6-0, and then traveled to Madeira to face Nacional, in game that was postponed to be played the next day due to the usual visibility problems created by the always present fog. We discuss the individual performances of Jonas, Almeida, Fejsa and the sudden...
Podcast 185 – A Shot in the Castle
In the first podcast of 2016 we start the podcast by looking at Benfica’s first game of this year’s league cup against Nacional at Estadio da Luz. An ugly game with the desired effect, as Jimenez grabs the winner as the game closed out. Following the League Cup game Benfica was in action in the birth city against Guimaraes, a crucial game considering that our direct opponents were also playing each other. A tough game from...
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