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Podcast 201 – Against the Maleta
In this Week’s Podcast… We start the podcast by talking about Benfica’s game against Guimaraes. We discuss the possible briefcase full of cash that’s being offered to take points away from Benfica, and Benfica’s difficulty to get past a strangely motivated Guimaraes. In the second half of the Pod we look back a Benfica’s semifinal win against Braga, and we look ahead to Benfica’s penultimate game against Maritimo at the Madeira Island. thanks for listening, please subscribe via itunes, Stitcher Radio...
read morePodcast 200 – This one is for YOU
In our 200th episode… We open up our 200th podcast with messages from our listeners. We then discuss Benfica’s game against Rio Ave. On the second half. we look ahead to the Guimaraes game that comes up this friday. A crucial game for Benfica and 1 of 3 finals on the way to what hopefully ne our 3rd in a row. thanks for checking us out.
read morePodcast 199 – Pizzi makes us queasy
In this week’s episode… We start the podcast by looking back at Benfica’s match against Setubal. After an excellent first half, that included a turn around to overcome a 0-1 deficit inside the first minute, Benfica dropped hard in the second half, and almost gave up the tie in the dying minutes of the game. We discuss the game, the few standout performances and Pizzi. In the second half of the pod, we look ahead to another final in Vila Do Conde this upcoming weekend, and we also look at the ramifications of the B team...
read morePodcast 198 – No Shame in Our Game
On this week’s episode… We open the pod by looking back at Benfica’s second leg UCL game against Bayern Munchen, Patrick Kendrick, who was at the game, offers his insight on the atmosphere and Benfica’s performance. In the second half, we look back at the Academica game, and look ahead to Setubal’s game Thanks for checking us, please subscribe via Itunes, RSS feed or Stitcher Radio
read morePodcast 197 – From Lisbon to Munich
In this week’s podcast… We open up the podcast by looking back at Benfica’s heavy yet somewhat misleading trashing of Braga at Estadio da Luz. Patrick Kendrick who called the game live for the English speaking world offers his views on Benfica’s convincing win. In the second half of the podcast, we look at Benfica’s game against the all powerful Bayern Munich in Germany for the UCL Quarter Finals. A good showing by Benfica, who comes away from Germany with minimum damage. Lastly we look ahead to Academica, which...
read morePodcast 196 – The Emma Experience
In this week’s episode… We took advantage of the international break to interview a very special Benfica fan. You may know her as the Chinese fan that has been featured on several media outlet articles for following Benfica around, we know her has one of our fans and devout Benfica fan – Emma Runyunz. We sat down with Emma to ask her about her fascination with Benfica, and to hear stories from her adventures following Benfica, from North America to the Luz, to her presence at the Derby in Alvalade. thanks for checking us...
read morePodcast 195 – As the time expired
In this week’s episode… We start off the pod by looking back at Benfica’s close call against Boavista. We discuss the game, line up changes due to injuries, and the way the game went down, with Jonas scoring the winner in added time, just when everything seemed headed to Benfica losing first place. In the second half of the Podcast, we discuss the UCL drawing, where Benfica got paired up with Bayern Munich. We discuss our chances, and hopes. Lastly we discuss Renato Sanches’ call up to the national team, for two...
read morePodcast 194 – One of those weeks
In this episode… We start off this week’s show by remembering the week Benfica has had, which continued with a successful trip to Russia where Benfica defeated Zenit to get to the quarter finals of the Champions League. We discuss Lindelof’s, Ederson’s and Paposeco’s performances along with the rest of the team. To close out the topic we look ahead to Benfica’s possible opponents as well as where the two quarter final matches fall in Benfica’s schedule. In the second half of the Podcast, we recap...
read morePodcast 193 – Controlling our Destiny
In this week’s episode… We open up by discussing the Derby between Benfica and Sporting. We talk about Benfica’s approach, Sporting’s early jitters and the way the game turned out amng many other things. In the second half, we look ahead to Benfica’s CL match against Zenit, a game that Benfica goes into with a 1-0 advantage after the first leg. We discuss who will play next to Lindelof in Jardel’s absence, and what approach Benfica should take in this game. Lastly we look ahead to Benfica’s game...
read morePodcast 192 – On the eve of the Derby
In this week’s podcast…. After a week’s absence we are back to recap the P Ferreira and the Uniao da Madeira games. We discuss winning in difficult pitches such as the Mata Real, and the decline of Samaris’ playing. We also discuss Rui Vitoria’s squad management against Uniao, saving players in danger of picking up a yellow card and being suspended for the derby. Patrick Kendrick offers his opinion on Grimaldo, after having seen him for a whole 90 minutes. We also discuss Talisca’s abilities, and offer some...
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