On this week's podcast... We recap the Sporting loss, the embarrassment at the dragao, and look ahead to Rangers and Estoril.
On this week's podcast... We recap both the Toulouse and Portimonense games, and look ahead to the Derby against Sporting, for the Portuguese Cup and porto for the league.
On this week's podcast...We look back at the Toulouse and Vizela games, and look ahead to the 2nd leg in France and Portimonense.
On this week's podcast.. We recap Benfica's Cup game against Vizela, the monsoon in Guimaraes, and look ahead to the start of the Europa League campaign when Benfica hosts Toulouse.
On this week's episode...We recap the Gil Vicente and Frederik Aursnes return to the midfield. We look ahead to Vizela, and Vitoria.
On this week's podcast... we look back at the Estoril and Amadora games, and wonder what is Roger thinking on some of the decisions he makes. We also looked ahead to Gil Vicente, and the transfer market.
On this week's podcast..We look back and the Braga and Rio Ave games, look ahead to Boavista and new signings.
On this week's podcast... We look back at Benfica's win against Arouca, look ahead to the Portuguese Cup clash against Braga, and preview the last game of the first round against Rio Ave
On this week's podcast... On the first podcast of the new year, we look back at the Famalicao game, look ahead to Arouca, and bring you up to speed on all the comings and goings of the newly opened transfer window
On this week's podcast.. We recap the win against AVS, and open it up to the audience to speak their mind on the season, signings, Europa League and the January transfer window.
Happy New Year
On this week's podcast...We start by looking at Benfica's League Cup match against AVS. As Cristiano joined the discussion we looked at the Braga win, and lastly we discuss Benfica's EL playoff match up against Toulose
On this week's podcast...We look back at the game against Farense, discuss the near field incidents between the fans and RS, and Rui Costa's response time. We also recapped Salzburg and Benfica clinching a spot in the EL, lastly we looked ahead to Braga.
On this week's podcast... We look back at the two ties against Inter and Moreirense, and look ahead to Farense and the EL or bust game against Salzburg.
On this week's podcast... We look back at the Famalicao game, wonder if Roger will continue to ride Tengstedt, and if Benfica is finally on the up and up. We also looked ahead to the Inter and Moreirense game.
On this week's podcast... We recap another loss in the UCL against Real Sociedad, and we look back at an epic derby against Sporting
On this week's podcast... We look back at the Chaves game, and discuss if the 3-4-3 is here to stay. We also look ahead to matchday 4 against Real Sociedad, and the eternal derby against first place Sporting this weekend.
On this week's podcast.... The struggle continued at home against Casa Pia, we look back at the game and ponder on whether or not Roger has lost the plot. Good thing is that the team was back in action this past tuesday for the league cup and we got back to the wins with a new look featuring 3 center backs, is it here to stay, or merely an adaptation to address key injuries in the squad? Lastly, Chaves on the horizon, we look ahead to this weekend's match away from the Luz.
On this week's podcast... Portuguese Cup recap of the Lusitania game, and another pale UCL night.
On this week's podcast... It's international break, no games to recap, but we caught up with Canadian broadcast royalty Dean Blundell and Jeff Nesker to talk about their trip to Portugal where they attended the Super Cup game and had a special guided visit to Estadio da Luz and the Cosme Damiao museum.
On this week's podcast.. We look back at the Estoril game, discuss the Roger's numbers, and whether he deserves the criticism being thrown at him.
On this week's episode.... 500 is a huge milestone for a project that started in the bedroom, that grew to create a community, and friendships that endure to this day. Fro episode 500 we brought back the OG, Steve Santos.Thank you for all your support as always, as for the podcast, Porto and Inter recaps, and Estoril preview.
On this week's podcast... We look back at Benfica's home loss against Salzburg, the win in Algarve against Portimonense, and look ahead to the classico and MD2 of UCL competition against Inter.
On this week's podcast...We start up be recapping the Vizela game, and discussing Schmidt's in game management. We then turn out attention to the UCL and match day 1 against RB Salzburg. Lastly we preview Benfica's trip to Algarve to play Portimonense this upcoming weekend.
On this week's podcast... We open it up to the Freddy's tp tell us what's on their Benfica mind.
On this week's podcast... We look back at Benfica's win against Vitoria, discuss Rui Costas' interview, UCL draw, and the last signing of the window, Bernat
On this week's podcast...We start up by discussing Benfica's win at Gil Vicente, where the result was really the best of the game. We also look ahead the Vitoria game, the UCL draw and the closure of the transfer window.
On this week's podcast...We recap the FC Estrela da Amadora game, discuss Roger's line up choices, and agree that Neres needs to start. Lastly we look ahead to the Gil Vicente game.
On this week's podcast... After the win against Porto in the super cup, we drop the season opener to Boavista. We breakdown both games and look ahead to Benfica's home opener against Estrela da Amadora.
On this week's podcast...We open up by discussing the transfer market, Ramos confirmed to PSG, Cabral and Trubin in Lisbon to sign. Next, we looked at the Super Cup against porto and the start of the domestic league against Boavista.
On this week's podcast....Benfica went through their last test before the official beginning of the season, a solid test against a Feyenoord team that exposed some areas of Benfica's game. Schmidt and the team came away with lots of game film to watch and correct before the super cup. Lastly we look ahead to Benfica's domestic fixtures.
We are back for another season.... On this episode, we run down the ins and outs, briefly speak about the friendlies. Benfica has played thus far, and discuss some of the story lines this pre-season.
It's our customary end of the season market place.
On this week's episode... The title is ours. We look back at the final game of the season and give out our awards for Flop, revelation player, defensive player, midfielder, attacking, and the MVP of the season
On this week's podcast... We look back at the derby, and look ahead to the final game of the season where Benfica can clinch the 38th championship of its history
On this week's podcast...We look back at Benfica's win in Algarve, look ahead to Sporting, and discuss Grimaldo's departure.
On this week's podcast...We look back at the key win against Braga, in a performance level we hadn't seen in a bit. We also previewed the game against Portimonense.
On this week's podcast...We look back at the Gil Vicente game and preview Braga.
On this week's podcast...We recap the Inter and Estoril games, and how these two results can be important for the rest of the season.
On this week's podcast...We look back at the 3rd consecutive lost for Benfica, and discuss the team's current state. To close up we preview the UCL second leg against Inter, and the game against Estoril.
On this week's podcast...it was a frustrating 4 days for Benfica and for us fans, we rcap the losses against Porto and Inter, and look ahead to Chaves.
On this week's podcast...We look back at the Rio Ave game, discuss Roger Schmidt's renewal, and look ahead to the Classico and the quarter final first leg against Inter.
On this week's podcast.. We recap the Vitoria game, discuss the UCL draw, and the international break
On this week's podcast...We look back at he Maritimo game, wonder if the segregation attitudes, the anti-away fan by many of the clubs in the league is a product that the league wants to sell abroad. How much longer does the league need to understand this is not an attractive proposition forthe outside world, but most of all discouraging for Portuguese fans to want to go to a game, and to fill the seats. Perhaps that is why seats are empty week in and out, because clubs are not fan centric. We also looked ahead to the Guima game.
In this week's podcast...We recap the Brugge and Famalicao games, and look ahead to Maritimo.
On this week's podcast... We look back at Benfica's win against Vizela, and look ahead to Famalicao and Brugge
On this week's podcast... We recap the Boavista game, and look ahead to Vizela. Keep your eye on the fake news, forces are conspiring to destabilize Benfica.
On this week's podcast....We recap the Braga game, the refereeing issues in Portugal, the game against Brugge, and look ahead to Boavista.
On this week's podcast... We get things underway by recapping the Casa Pia game, touch up on Andre Almeida's farewell ceremony. We then look ahead to Braga for the Portuguese Cup, and finish up by talking about Rui Costa's interview where he discussed the transfer window, and Enzo's exit.
On this week's podcast... The winter transfer window is over we bring you all the ins and outs, including our thoughts on Enzo's departure, but before that we recapped the P Ferreira and Arouca games. Lastly we look ahead to Casa Pia and the month of February for Benfica
On this week's podcast... We recap Benfica's win in Azores against Santa Clara, look ahead to P.Ferreira, and discuss the latest moves in the winter transfer window.
On this week's podcast... We recap the derby, look ahead to Santa Clara, and recap the latest transfer window action.
On this week's podcast... We look back at the wasteful win against Portimonense, and look ahead to the Portuguese Cup match against Varzim, and the derby against Sporting.
On this week's podcast...We recap Benfica's first, and deserved loss of the season against Brage, discuss the Enzo saga, and look ahead to Portimonense and the month of January.
On this week's podcast.. We catch up after almost a month's absence. We discuss World Cup, League Cup and start discussing January transfer window
On this week's podcast..we look back at the Estoril and Gil Vicente games, and discuss some world cup.
[Apologies for the quality of the sound, mics were malfunctioning]
this week's podcast... We look back at the Estoril game, discuss the impact that non-starters have had on the team, and Antonio Silva. Lastly, we look ahead to the Portuguese Cup match up against Estoril and the last game before the World Cup break against Gil Vicente.
On this week's podcast.. we welcome, the man, the myth the legend Bakero to our podcast. We breakdown, the Chaves and Maccabi games, discuss our love for this team, and how far we can go, and talk to Bakero about his love for Benfica and his collection of old games.
On this week's podcast.... we recap the wins at the dragao, and against Juventus, where Benfica clinched a spot in the round of 16, and look ahead to Chaves.
On this week's podcast... We recap the Caldas game,and discuss the team's approach. Was it underestimating, lack of motivation, or difficulty to come down from the PSG game. We also looked ahead to Benfica's trip up north, and wonder does Roger Schmidt have this team on a different mindset that would help us get past the ghosts of the past. TO finish up we touched up on the match against Juventus at the Luz.
On this week's podcast... We recap both PSG fixtures, and Rio Ave, and look ahead to the Portuguese Cup march against Caldas
On this week's podcast.... We recap the Vitoria SC game, and look ahead to PSG and Rio Ave, and... oh yeah Cristiano is back
On this week's podcast.. we look back at the wins against Juventus, and Maritimo, discuss Rafa's reneging the national team, and look at an extremely busy October for Benfica.
On this week's podcast... We touch up on a couple points in Rui Costa's interview, then get into the action against Famalicao, wonder where football is going in Portugal when a kid is victimized for the color of the shirt he is wearing. We also look ahead to Juventus, and Maritimo.
On this week's podcast... We recap the Vizela and Maccabi Haifa games, look ahead to Famalicao, and recap Benfica's summer transfer window.
On this week's podcast.... We recap both the Boavista and P. Ferreira games, discuss the UCL draw, and look ahead to Vizela.
On this week's podcast....Pedro Aresta from the defunct 3 Tugas podcast joins us to recap the Kiev fixtures, offer his impressions of the current squad and the beginning of the season, and we also look ahead to this weekend's match against Boavista.
On this week's podcast... We catch up from a week off, briefly discuss the Arouca and M-Land games, recap the Casa Pia game, and look ahead to the playoff fixtures against Dinamo Kiev
On this week's podcast... The season is officially on, we breakdown the match against Midtjylland, look ahead to Arouca, and offer our opinion on the new alternative manto sagrados.
On this week's podcast... Benfica put a bow on their pre-season with a win over Newcastle in the Eusebio Cup. We look back at the Girona and Newcastle games, discuss Pizzi's exit, starting 11, Enzo, Gilberto vs Bah and other topics
on this week's podcast...We recap the two games for the Algarve Cup, offer our opinion on how the team is progressing, players making an impression, and more.. lastly, we look at the UCL draw
ON this week's podcast... St George's camp, Reading observations, Bwin fixtures.
On this podcast...We are back for another season. We catch up on the ins and outs, who is at camp, pre-season schedule.
On the last podcast of the season. We look at Benfica's roster for this past season and play "Keep, Sell Loan"
thank you for all your support
On this week's podcast.. We open up by discussing the game against porto, and the 2cm fiasco. We close up by looking at the last game of the season, and we answer your questions.
On this week's podcast.... We traded the usual game recap talk for Cristiano's stories from when Benfica visited the US during the ICC. We do a "where are they now?" for the 3 teams that made it to the UYCL. Lastly we looked ahead to this weekend's Classico at the Luz.
On this week's podcast...Instead of discussing another depressing result, we decided to answer chat questions. We also discussed the UYCL title won by the U19 team, and what the future holds for this group of players. Lastly we look ahead to the Maritimo game.
In this week's podcast... We start off by looking back at the Liverpool game in Anfield, and discussing Benfica's European showing this year. We then turn our attention to the derby in Alvalade, where we discussed tactics, refereeing and the Portuguese league. To cap it off, we look ahead to the Famalicao game.
On this week's podcast....We recap the Braga and Liverpool games, look ahead to B Sad and discuss the possibility of Roger Schmidt being Benfica's next coach.
*in analogy manner
On this week's podcast... We recap the win against Estoril, discuss Rafa's non-celebration, then we get into the UCL draw that matched up Benfica against Liverpool. Lastly, we look ahead to an extremely busy month of April for Benfica.
In this week's podcast.... We invited Dave Rodrigues from Howtocookstuff on IG and TikTok to help us breakdown the Vizela game, and the Ajax game. While at it we got to learn a little bit about Dave and his social media presence.
On this week's podcast.... We recap the Portimonense game, go off on a tangent, look ahead to Vizela, go off on a tangent, preview the Ajax game and go off on a tangent.
On this week's podcast... We look back at Benfica's tie against Ajax, the clean sheet against Guimaraes, and look ahead to Portimonense. Somewhere in the middle - Vlachodimos, Joao Mario, Yaremchuck,
To commemorate Benfica’s 118th anniversary, we sat down with Brian Deane to discuss his time at Benfica. full video of the interview can be found here
On this week's podcast... We recap another implosion in the game against Boavista, look ahead for the restart of the UCL against Ajax, and Guimaraes for the Bwin.
On this week's podcast.... We discuss Benfica's 2 win in a row against Santa Clara, look ahead to Boavista, and discuss many other topics
On this week's podcast.... We recap the Tondela game, discuss Pizzi's exit, and vote on our favorite main and alternate jersey's of the past 10 seasons.
On this week's podcast....In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we decided to look back at the past 10 years and pick our All Star and Manco teams from players from that time period.
On this week's podcast.... We recap both the Arouca and Boavista games, and look ahead to the League Cup final against Sporting.
On this week's podcast.... Rui Costa Interview, Moreirense recap, Arouca and Boavista preview.
On this week's podcast...Timo pitches in for the the missing Oliveiras, as we recap the P. Ferreira game, which closed out the first round, look ahead to Moreirense, and discuss the possible topics of Rui Costas' TV appearance on Wednesday night.
On this week's podcast....The second match at the dragao had a similar result, but with some slight changes, we discuss pre-game happenings, lineup choices, coaching miscues, and silver linings. Lastly we look ahead to P Ferreira at the Luz this weekend.
On this week's podcast...JJ and Benfica reached an agreement for him to step down. After a year and a half the JJ experiment has come to an end. We discuss the timeline, starting with the post match lockeroom discussion to the presser where hugs happened. We also discussed the elimination of the Portuguese Cup with the embarrassing loss at the dragao, and looked ahead in a more positive light to the repeat for the league again at the dragao,
On this week's podcast.. We look back at the Covilha and the Maritimo games, and preview the match up against porto for the Portuguese Cup. Merry Christmas to all our followers, and listeners.
On this week's podcast.. We open up the podcast by discussing Benfica's qualifying for the next round of the UCL, we discuss the draw fiasco, and the match up against Ajax. Next we recap the game against Famalicao, and look ahead to the league cup match against Covilha, and Bwin clash versus Maritimo.
On this week's podcast.... We look back at the derby, where we were outcoached, outplayed, and out everything else. We also look ahead to Kiev, and Famalicao, in a month of December that can change the direction of the season.
On this episode.... We look back at what could very well be one of the darkest days in Portuguese football. The match against B-Sad should have never been played, the league failed to intervene, and Benfica sees themselves involved in a moment where they did nothing but what it was required by the leagues rules - show up and play. We also discuss the Portuguese Cup drawing that will see us travel north and play the locals, a week before the regular league fixture. Lastly we look ahead to this season's first Derby.
On this week's podcast... We start off by looking back at Benfica's Portuguese Cup game against P. Ferreira, then turn our attention to match day 5 of the UCL versus Barcelona, and finish up by looking ahead to B-sad match up this weekend.
On this week's podcast... We welcome Steve and April Seixeiro who are Portugal's representatives in mixed doubles curling. We learn about the sport, find out how Steve and April got into the sport, and representing Portugal, and look ahead to some of the upcoming competitions and their goals. On the second half of the podcast we discuss Benfica's win against Braga, after a week that several media outlets falsely reported issues in the locker room.
On this week's podcast... We recap the Guimaraes, Estoril, and Bayern games, discuss what is going on with the team, and look ahead to Braga.
On this week's podcast.. After a week's absence we have a lot of catching up to do. Trofense, Bayern, and Vizela recaps. and a look ahead to Guimaraes and Estoril.
From the heights of cloud 9 after the win against Barcelona, to the depths of the southern Portugal with the first loss against Portimonense. We recap both games, and discuss the upcoming elections
On this week's podcast... We look back at Benfica's win versus Vitoria S.C., look ahead to Barcelona, and Portimonense.
On this week's episode..... 6 games, 6 wins a start that we would have to go back to the 82/83 season to match. We look back at the Boavista game, coincidentally the same round fixture that derailed our perfect start last season and that started the downward spiral. We try to explain the extraordinary general assembly, look ahead to Guimaraes, and answer your questions from the chat.
On this week's podcast... After international break Benfica was back in action, we break down the win in Ponta Delgada, and the stalemate in Kiev in matchday 1 for the UCL. Lastly, we look ahead to Boavista.
On this week's podcast... August is behind us and with it a UCL spot, sole first place in the Liga Bwin, and the close of the transfer window. We recap another nerve wracking game against Tondela, in which an unlikely hero emerged, discuss the UCL draw, that paired us against Bayern, Barcelona, and Dynamo Kiev, and discuss the closing of the transfer window.
On this week's podcast....Always good to come and talk Benfica after an important moment. We discuss Benfica's PSV fixture, the first leg, and the suffered second leg, we also recap the Gil Vicente game, discuss ins and outs, and look ahead to Tondela this coming weekend
On this week's episode... After taking a week off last week off, we got a lot to cover. We start off with recapping the Moreirense, SPartak, and Arouca games. We then turn our attention to the UCL qualifier against PSV, and look ahead to Benfica's match against Gil Vicente
On this week's podcast... Benfica officially opens up their season with a pre-qualifier match against Spartak Moskow. We recap Benfica's win in Russia, discuss Rui Costas' first public interview after stepping up to president, look ahead to Liga Bwin debut this weekend against Moreirense, and discuss Benfica's latest signing Roman Yaremchuck
On this week's podcast.. Benfica played their last two pre-season games against Lille and Marseille, we look back at Benfica's pre-season as a whole, discuss possible signings, look at the rumors, and the Meite signing.
On this week's podcast... Benfica played their first two televised pre-season games, and we have some initial thoughts to share. We also found out who our opponent will be in the UCL prelim, Spartak Moskow led by Rui Vitoria, cue the JJ vs RV narrative. Lastly we look at the Liga Bwin season schedule and the jam packed month of August for Benfica
On our first podcast of the 21/22 season... We open up the podcast discussing the offseason, pre-season camp, ins and outs, and wrap it up by discussing this whole LFV bomb that has rocked Benfica world
On the last podcast of the season....We briefly recap the Portuguese Cup final, give out our season awards, and finish off with the traditional sell, keep, loan segment. Thanks for your listenership, and your support throughout an extremely frustrating and sad season. Have a good summer, see you in July.
On this week's podcast... We recap the derby where Benfica ended Sporting's unbeaten season, recap the final regular season game against Guimaraes, and look ahead to the season curtain call against Braga in the Portuguese Cup Final.
On this week's podcast.. We start off by looking back at the porto game, but quickly tangent into roller hockey. We then discuss the game against Nacional, and the derby against newly crowned champion Sporting.
On this week's podcast... We recap the Tondela game, and the afternoon game time take us to the afternoon games during our younger days following Benfica. We reminisce about what it was like to follow Benfica across the ocean pre-internet days. Lastly we look ahead to the Classico, which could be a test of who wants to continue to be a part of this team.
On this week's podcast... We look back at the wins against Portimonense and Santa Clara, reminisce about Joao Vieira Pinto, and look ahead to Tondela.
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On this week's podcast...We couldn't start without addressing the big topic in world football, the Super League, Cristiano offers his perspective. We then look at the Gil Vicente game where it was the same old Benfica, and if the hope was that perhaps we could still get second place, the reality is we have Braga on our ankles instead. We look ahead to the always memorable trip to Portimao where in the past years have provided to be the beginning of the end for former coaches.
In this week's podcast.... We look back at Benfica's win over P. Ferreira, and look ahead to the Gil Vicente game.
On this week's episode.... After a prolonged absence due to international break we are back to recap all of the latest Benfica action. We take a brief look at the game against Braga where Benfica passed Braga to take over 3rd place. Discuss Vlachodimos' wish to leave Benfica, recap the Maritimo game where Benfica got their first penalty kick call of the season. Lastly, we look ahead to Pacos de Ferreira.
On this week's episode... AJ Duarte aka Negative Jorge joins us to recap the Boavista game, where Benfica had a relatively easy time against a 10 men Boavista, and for once provided for a relaxing watch, and we looked ahead to a crucial game against Braga at The Quarry where Benfica will have a change to move up to 3rd place with a win.
On this week's podcast... We start by looking back at the second leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-final where JJ opted to rotate the squad, a convincing win against a good Estoril that despite being in Portugal's second tear, showed themselves at a good level through both legs. Next we look at the game against B-Sad, a first half to forget, a second half to remember, as the team showed signs of growth at both a playing and a confidence levels. Lastly we look ahead to Boavista at Luz when Benfica hopes to get revenge for the first round 3-0 loss a game that was the beginning of the season's derailment.
On this week's podcast...We look back at the Arsenal and Rio Ave games, and look ahead to the second leg of the Portuguese Cup semifinal against Estoril, and the match up against B-Sad for the Liga Nos
On this week's podcast... What if..... We recap Arsenal and look ahead to the second leg, we discuss the Leite for Vlachodimos change, penalties uncalled, and a look ahead to Rio Ave.
On this week's podcast... We welcomed Troopz to talk Arsenal, and the banter was very lively, so lively to the point that we decided to leave the depressing talk behind. Enjoy.
On this week's podcast... We look back at the Guimaraes and Famalicao games, discuss if Ramos should be getting more time in lieu of the lack of goal scoring from both of our starting forwards. Look at Benfica's covid cases for the season and determine how it has effected the teams performance, and look ahead to Estoril and Moreirense.
On this week's podcast.... We start off by recapping the B-Sad win, which booked us a place in the semifinal round against Estoril. We then turned our attention to the derby, where Benfica had a chance to close the distance to Sporting, but instead we were left in a bigger hole. We discuss the approach to the game, and why Benfica needed to do more. We also discussed the transfer window, the Rui Costa interview, and looked ahead to Guimaraes and Famalicao.
On this week's podcast.... We look back a Covid stricken Benfica, and our matches against Braga in the semifinals of the League Cup, and another league game in which we find a way to lose points. Covid has hit the team hard, but can Covid be an excuse for a Braga game which we could have won, and a Nacional game where we played for 15 minutes? We discuss both sides of the Covid coin, and try once again decipher what is going on with this team. In the second half, we look ahead to the Portuguese Cup quarter finals against B-Sad, and the Derby against Sporting at the Alvalade where a only a win is good enough. We discuss the scenario of a loss, and wonder if there is also a bad spell for Sporting, which could keep the league still within reach in the event of a loss.
On this week's podcast... We look back at Benfica's game against porto; we discuss tactical changes, attitude, and where do we go from here. Benfica will play in the semifinal of the League Cup under the dark cloud of Covid after announcing that 17(!) members of technical staff, roster, and directive have tested positive for COVID. We look ahead to the match up against Braga, and consider some coincidences
On this week's podcast... We recap the two clean sheets against Tondela, and CF Estrela for the Portuguese Cup, and look ahead to the match up at the dragao where Benfica hopes to end their 4 game losing streak against porto.
On this week's podcast.. We are running out of words, and logic to understand what is going on with Benfica. We look at the 3 parties to blame after another abysmal 45 minutes of football where we get pushed by minnows. Players, JJ, and front office all have their share of blame in the current situation. Before we turned off the mics we look ahead Tondela and Estrela games. Happy New Year everyone.
On the last podcast of 2020... We look back at the Super Cup game against porto, we discuss attitude, grit, commitment, all of which were probably part of Luisao's talk to the team at the end of the game. We also discussed the game against last place Portimonense, a tale of two halves, in opposite sides of the spectrum. 2020 has been and extremely unusual year, thank you for tuning in to us, we wish that 2021 is much better than 2020, both from a personal perspective, but also that Benfica can rise to glory in 2021.
Happy New Year everyone
On this week's podcast... We look back at Benfica's win in Barcelos against Gil Vicente, preview another crucial match for Benfica under JJ in this season's Super Cup against Porto. We discuss the importance of the game against Porto and how it could set the stage for an extremely difficult January month. Lastly we look ahead to the next game of the Liga Nos against last place Portimonense.
On this week's podcast.... It's a triple play of game recaps, first we looked back at the last match of the Europa League group stages, where Benfica had minimal hopes of finishing first in the group, then a game against Vilafranquense for the Portuguese Cup where Benfica exercised their logical domination against a second division team. The last recap was of the Portuguese League Cup against Guimaraes for a spot in the competition's final four, where Benfica struggled to be efficient in front of goal but were able to book a spot in the final four after the penalty shoot out. Lastly we look ahead to this weekend's game against Gil Vicente.
On this week's podcast... We look back at both the Lech Poznan and P. Ferreira games, and look ahead to Benfica's last game in the group stages of the Europa League
On this week's podcast.... We recap both the Rangers game and Maritimo games, in which Benfica had to come from behind to salvage points. We discuss Otamendi's play, the possibility of confidence being a big factor in the team's current form, and we look ahead to the Lech Poznan and P. Ferreira fixtures.
On this week's podcast.... After the international break Benfica returned to action in this season's debut of the Portuguese Cup. None of the internationals made the game roster as JJ opted to include 9 "B" team players and 2 juniors in the game call up sheet. The score line is not indicative of Benfica's domination of the game, but of their lack efficiency in front of goal. We recap the game, discuss JJ's presser comments and wonder if there's a message behind it. We then look ahead to Benfica's Europa League fixture in Scotland against Rangers, and Liga Nos' next fixture against Maritimo in the Madeira island.
On this Week's podcast.. We look back at both the Rangers and Braga games, where Benfica struggled defensively. From wrong line up choices, players who are not at a level needed, or perhaps the universe's karma, we break it all down.
On this week's podcast... We briefly touch up on the election results, recap Standard Liege, discuss the embarrassing performance against Boavista, and preview Glasgow Rangers, and Braga games.
On this week's podcast...On the eve of the elections, Alfredo takes a moment to speak about the club's moment, the division, the hatred, and the ugly mutual disrespect among fans. We get back to our regularly schedule program recapping the Lech Poznan game and the Belenenses SAD game, and look ahead to Standard Liege with the help from Scott Coyne of the Belgium Football Podcast and Benfica's domestic trip to the Bessa to face Boavista.
On this week's podcast... We open up by discussing Benfica's walk in the park win against Rio Ave; look ahead to Europa League match day 1 against Lech Poznan and close it out by previewing the Belenenses SAD match up this coming Monday.
On this week's podcast... We look back at Benfica's match against Farense where Benfica was able to come away with the three points, but also lots to review for improvements during the international break. We also discuss Benfica's activity in the transfer windo, who went out, who came in, and we offer our overall opinion on the window as a whole.
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On this week's podcast....We start off by discussing the Ruben Dias and Nicolas Otamendi deal.We then recap the Moreirense game, where Benfica could have smashed Moreirense had it not been for the many wasted opportunities. To wrap it all up, we look ahead to Benfica's match against newly promoted Farense at Estadio da Luz.
On this week's episode.... Benfica opened up their domestic campaign against last year's Cinderella team, Famalicao. A handful of goals and 4 changes from the midweek match up against PAOK, ensured Benfica got the 3 points in the inaugural game of the season. We recap the game, and discuss the performances of Waldschmidt, Everton and Darwin. Lastly we look ahead to Moreirense at Estadio da Luz this Saturday.
On this week's episode..... We look back at Benfica's loss at PAOK, which saw Benfica out of playing Champions League ball, and the missing out on participation millions. We also looked ahead to the inaugural game of the Liga Nos 20/21 season against Famalicao.
On this week's podcast...we look recap Benfica's last pre-season match against Rennes, look ahead to UCL qualifier match against Paok, run through the Liga Nos domestic fixtures, and touch up on Darwin Nunez, and rumors of possible arrivals.
On the inaugural episode of the 20/21 season.... We look at the summer signings, discuss UCL pre-qualifier, touch up on rumors, and try to get back into the swing of things.
On this week's podcast... We look back at the last game of the 19/20 season, discuss the abysmal performance by Benfica, We then turn our attention to the unveiling of Jorge Jesus which we hope will usher in a new era of glory for club. We go through the roster and our loanee list and play our "Sell, Keep, Loan" game, and discuss signings, start of next season and UCL qualifiers.
On this week's podcast... We welcome Filipe D'Avillez the author of "1,000 miles to Jamor" a book about the road to the Portuguese Cup final, that follows the minnows of Portuguese football, and the passion that surrounds Portugal's second biggest trophy. We also recapped the last game of the season against Sporting, and looked ahead to the season's curtain call against porto in the Portuguese Cup
You can buy Filipe's book from Prime books (Portuguese) or from Pitch Publishing (English)
On this week's podcast...We recap Benfica's game against Desportivo das Aves, a match surrounded by factors that expose the bad side of Portuguese football, and of small teams being run by outsiders. We then get to the juicy part of the podcast with Cristiano and Alfredo discussing the appointment of Jorge Jesus, from opposite ends of the spectrum. Lastly we look ahead to Benfica's last game of the regular season against our eternal rivals - Sporting.
On this week's episode... We look back at Benfica's tie against Famalicao, the win against Guimaraes, and we look ahead to Desportivo das Aves match up.
On this week's podcast.... With Lage gone, and Verissimo at the helm, Benfica recorded their 3rd win in 14 games. We discuss what has changed; was it the attitude? or was just the fact that balls went in? We also look ahead to two difficult matches against Famalicao and Guimaraes.
On this week's podcast....It's the end of the line for Bruno Lage. After Benfica's latest and second consecutive loss, Lage and LFV reached the conclusion that there were no longer conditions for Lage to continue at the helm of this team. We briefly recap the game, and get into the team's current abysmal situation. We discuss guilty parties, possible candidates, and approach to the remaining 6 games of the season. Lastly, we look ahead to Benfica's next game at Estadio da Luz against Boavista.
On this week's episode...Timo joins us as we recap the Rio Ave game where Benfica struggled once again, but ended up sealing the 3 points, perhaps with the help of two opposition red cards. We also recap Benfica's loss to Santa Clara at Estadio da Luz by the score of 3-4. Last time Benfica gave up 4 goals at the Luz was in 1997, in the middle of the "Vietnam" era. We are now 4 points off the pace for the championship with 6 games left, and playing horrible, non-committal, uninspiring football. The result against Santa Clara may have dictated the end of the championship for Benfica barring some kind of a miracle. We touch up on a lot of points, from Lage, the lack of leadership, to players probably setting the coach up for failure. Nothing has gone right for Benfica this season, and the most upsetting thing is the lack of accountability from the players all the way to the top.
On this week's podcast we look back at Benfica's game against Portimonense, where Benfica decided to take the second half off, and squander a 2 goal advantage. We discuss the possible disconnect between team and coaches, lack of leadership, and Lage being out-coached. We also look ahead to this Wednesday's match where Benfica will once again benefit from a Porto slip up, and can go even on points.
On this week's episode...As the Liga Nos returned, Benfica was presented with a golden opportunity to take over first place. Entering the game against 14th place Tondela knowing Porto had lost their game, Benfica couldn't muster enough creativity, ideas, and intensity to beat Tondela at an empty Estadio da Luz. We look back at the game, discuss the team's performance, Lage's substitution choices, and wonder why we can see things in the game that Lage misses. We touch up on the the latest "scandal" story featuring the club so many love to hate, Benfica. Lastly we look ahead to the Portimonense game where Benfica will need an answer to the fans increasingly louder murmurs
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On this week's episode.... We welcome Carlos dos Santos, who is not only CJ Santos' dad, but also the co-creator of Playmaker 10 a company that helps your kids navigate the European football waters as a young kid trying their luck abroad. We also spoke to Carlos about CJ's upbringing and trajectory until he got to Benfica. Luis Felipe Vieira was on BTV this past Monday, we pulled out a few statements from the 90 minute interview and we offer our opinion. Lastly, the Liga Nos is back! Benfica returns to the pitch this Thursday against Tondela at an empty Estadio da Luz
On this week's episode.....As the season nears its' return we bring you up to speed on all the latest on the return of the Liga Nos including actual days and times for the next 10 fixtures. Yes, you read correctly, days and times. We also review all the stadiums that have already been approved to hold games on the return. Turning our attention to Benfica, we discuss a variety of topics: midfield shuffle, forward situation, depth of squad to accommodate injuries, among other topics.
On this week's podcast....We welcome Romanian born Sergiu Anton, who had a brief stint with Benfica juniors, training and playing along side players like, Ferro, Ruben DIas, Joao Carvalho, Diogo Goncalves, Alfa Semesdo among others. Sergiu talks about his experience at the Seixal, Braga, and Nacional da Medeira. Sergiu, who is the founder and currently runs Roca Technical Soccer in Canada, also offers some advice to young players who want to make football their life.
On this week's episode.. We discuss the new information from the Portuguese government to restart the Liga Nos. Testing, monitoring, rules, regulations all have been established to provide safe conditions for the return. We also discuss the possibility of the league being played in only 6 stadiums upon the return. Few transfer rumors also. Stay Safe.
After a short absence we are back doing what we love. On this episode, we discuss the league's eminent return, as the Portuguese government has authorized the return to training for Liga Nos teams. We discuss the current situation in Portugal, the return of Benfica to training, the plan to restart the league, among other things. We hope you are all staying safe.
On this week's episode... We welcome Keaton Parks to talk about his young career. From the days in Frisco, to the Big Apple, we discuss his arrival in Portugal, signing with Benfica, making his first team debut, and his return to the United States to play in the MLS. We still had some time to play the player name word association game.
On this week's episode.... We welcome Alex Seixeiro from Canada's The Fan and Sports Net to talk through what has been the impact, and the direction of sports talk, in a time where all sports are on pause. Alex also happens to be a big Benfica fan, we discuss last season's success with Bruno Lage, how he's seen this season so far, how he thinks should be the future of this season, and we play a player-word association game with Alex.
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On this week's podcast.... We look at Benfica's players that are on loan, what they have done this season, and our opinion on whether they will return or not. We will also discuss how this stoppage affects both the progression of young players on loan, and the one's that are on the shop window, that Benfica hope sell.
On this week's podcast....No way to get around the global pandemic that is COVID-19, this week we welcomed back friend of the pod Patrick Kendrick to get a first person account of what has taken place in Italy, and how it as effected both society and calcio. We then turn our attention to Portugal and discuss what will happen to the 19/20 season, how Benfica has approached this pandemic, and the possibly damaging financial consequences.
On this week's episode.....We answer a couple fan questions, we recap the Setubal game, and look ahead to the Tondela game, which will be played behind closed doors as a precaution to the COVID-19.
On this week's podcast.... It's hard to find the positives, after all Benfica was on the verge of going 10 points clear, but fast forward 4 weeks and we see ourselves out of Europa League, and trailing by 1 point in the championship race. We recap Shakhtar and Moreirense, while offering our opinion on the team's moment. We also look ahead to the Setubal game, Cristiano awards his Chicken Fingers award, and we share what we learned on this week's episode.
On this week's episode.... We recap the Shakhtar and the Gil Vicente games, introduce a new feature called "Cristiano's Chicken Fingers Award". We then discuss what we can take away from a decisive month of February, look ahead to the second leg against Shakhtar. Lastly we preview the Moreirense game, and look ahead to the month of March.
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.
On this week's episode...we take a deep and lenghty 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.
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.
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.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.
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.
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.
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 Weigl's signing and transfer rumors that included RDT's possible permanent exit to Spain. Lastly we look ahead to the month of January and Benfica's next Liga Nos game against Aves.
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 Nic
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.
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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 half of the podcast we look ahead to Benfica's visit to the Bessa, and UCL matchday 6 where Benfica will hope to get into the Europa League as a consolation prize for the miserable UCL campaign.
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.
On this week's episode... We look back at Benfica's game in the Azores, against Santa Clara, discuss the struggles this team has had outside of Estadio da Luz, ponder what this team's identity is, and how the news of Mrs Lage's expectancy galvanized the team at half time against Santa Clara. We also discus the possible incursion by Benfica into the winter market, talk about the rumors surrounding Yonny Gonzales, and players who are free that could be a good fit. We will pause for international break, and will be back in 2 weeks.
On this week's episode... We go from positive to negative recapping the visible improvements in the last two games of the Liga Nos against Portimonense and Rio Ave, to the the continued frustration with the poor showing's in Europe. We talk about line up changes, conventional knowledge head scratchers, squad rotation, and youth versus experience. We finish up by looking ahead by previewing Benfica's next league game against Santa Clara.
On this week's episode.... We look back at the Lyon and Tondela wins, discuss the state of the pitch at Estadio da Luz, and look ahead to Benfica's next games against Portimonense, Rio Ave, and matchday 4 against Lyon in France.
On this week's podcast... After a long international break, we are back with another episode. This week we look back a Benfica's Portuguese Cup match against Cova da Piedade, look ahead to UCL matchday 3 against Lyon, where Benfica must win in order to keep their European hopes alive, and we cap it off by previewing this weekend's Liga Nos match away versus Tondela.
On this week's episode... We decided to give voice to the fans to discuss anything related to Benfica.
On this week's podcast.... We look back at Benfica's matches against Guimaraes for the League Cup, and Vitoria de Setubal for the Liga Nos. We discuss line up changes, the struggles in the final third, and Benfica's moment of form. On the second half of the podcast we look ahead to Benfica's match day 2 in Russia against Zenit, and discuss the choking of a fan by Luis Felipe Vieira in the AG.
On this week's episode... We look back at Benfica's tough game up in Moreira de Conegos where a small pitch and a lack of imagination made for a 90 minute nail biter. Employee of the month Seferovic grabbed the winning goal in added time when Rafa had tied the game after being down for most of the half. We also discuss some of Luis Felipe Vieira's interview, and look ahead to Benfica's domestic matches against Guimaraes(League Cup) and Setubal for the Liga Nos.
On this week's episode.... After International break, Benfica was back in action both domestically and in Europe. We recap the match against Gil Vicente, and match day one against Red Bull Leipzig at the Luz, and look ahead to this upcoming Saturday's game against Moreirense. In between we discuss line up choices, European approaches, and the 18/19 balance sheet.
On this week's Benfica podcast.... We start off by recapping Benfica's win at the Pedreira, discuss the transfer window, turn our attention to the UCL and Allianz Cup draws and look at Benfica's September schedule
On this week's episode..... We look back at Benfica's loss in the classico against porto. Steve breaks down the game tactically, and explains what when wrong. We also discuss the midfield pairing, and the forward pairing, and think it's time for some changes from Lage's part. Lastly we look ahead to another hard game this weekend, against Braga at the quarry.
On this week's podcast... We welcome PortugueseSoccer.com to help preview the Clasico against porto this weekend, but before that, we recap the Belenenses game, discuss the RDT and Seferovic partnership, and their lack of goal output.
On this week's Benfica Podcast..... We look back at another 5 goal result for Benfica in the opening match of the Liga Nos, look ahead to Belenenses, and take a quick look at pot 2 where we will be in the UCL
On this week's podcast.. We welcome Adrian from Rabona TV to help us break down the Derby in the Supercup against Sporting, and to share his project as well as his trip to Santa Clara CA to watch Benfica live for the first time. The Chalkboard Steve also joined us to breakdown the game tactically. Lastly we look ahead to Benfica's league opener against P. Ferreira this upcoming weekend.
On this week's episode... We take a look back at Benfica's last game of the ICC against AC Milan, where Benfica capped of their participation winning all 3 games. We welcomed Mike D to talk about his special experience at Foxboro. We recap the ICC, and look ahead to the official kickoff of the Portuguese domestic competition with the match up against SPorting in the Super Cup.
On this week's podcast... we look back at Benfica's first two games of the ICC against Chivas and Fiorentina, look ahead to the last game against Milan, and discuss some news items.
