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Episode 354 – 7 to 1 in 7 days
On this week’s episode…. We start this week’s podcast by addressing the sad situation that took place this past weekend. There was no way to dribble around this topic, we offer our opinion and suggestions, on a behavior that has no place in present or future society, racism. We then recap Benfica’s loss to Braga, preview the Shakhtar , and Gil Vicente game that will take place this Thursday, and Monday respectively.
read moreEpisode 353 – Third time a charm?
On this week’s episode…we take a deep and lengthy look at the Classico, from the coin toss to lubed up walls, we got you covered. We also recap the Famalicao game, and look ahead to another important game at Estadio da Luz against SC Braga.
read moreEpisode 352 – Dirty Sheets
On this week’s episode.. We recap both the Belenenses SAD and the Famalicao, two games with the same scorelines in which Benfica struggled to put the games away and showed some defensive frailties. Lastly we preview the big Classico at the dragao where Benfica can decide how close the championship race will be until the end of the season.
read moreEpisode 351 – Furniture movers
On this week’s podcast… We recap Benfica’s win at the Mata Real, look ahead to Belenenses Sad at Estadio da Luz this friday, and the first leg of the Portuguese semifinal against Famalicao.
read moreEpisode 350 – 7Up
On this week’s episode… We record our 350th episode, and what an episode, as we got to recap Benfica’s win at the Alvalade, which allowed us to go up 7 points on porto in the table. On the second half of the podcast we look ahead to Benfica’s next Liga Nos match away at P. Ferreira.
read moreEpisode 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
read moreEpisode 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 prolong our 16 game winning streal away from Estadio da Luz. In the second half of the podcast we discuss Julien...
read moreEpisode 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.
read moreEpisode 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 Benfica’s home match against this years cinderella team of the Liga Nos, Famalicao. thanks for...
read moreEpisode 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 choice at forward, and Benfica’s lack of competence to dispatch a second division team. In the second...
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