Portugal
A draw would have kept Benfica at the top – but a dramatic goal from substitute Kelvin means Porto go into the final day as favourites for the title.
Vitor Pereira used his expected starting XI, although midfielders Joao Moutinho and Lucho Gonzalez often played the other way around to their normal format.
Jorge Jesus used...
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Benfica produced a fine away performance to preserve their unbeaten Liga Sagres record.
Jose Peseiro was forced to use an inexperienced centre-back combination of Vincent Sasso and Max Haas. The rest of his side was roughly as expected.
Jorge Jesus was without Oscar Cardozo and Ezequiel Garay. Lima started alone upfront, while Ola John was selected...
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An absolutely crazy start was followed by a much cagier, quieter period – both sides retained their unbeaten record.
Jorge Jesus selected Lima as his second striker, and Nico Gaitan rather than Ola John on the left of midfield.
Vitor Pereira was without his outside-right James Rodriguez, a significant loss. In his place, midfielder Steven Defour...
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A stereotypically brilliant match between these two sides ended with a narrow win for Porto, who now have a crucial lead in the title race.
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A Javi Garcia header from a Pablo Aimar corner gave Benfica the victory.
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