Primeira Liga (Portuguese League) Discussion

[swogerino]

That was the objective of Sporting to not lose any points with the direct rival for the title.Now they have a comfortable lead against Porto and the other teams and it will be very difficult for them to lose the title now.

Benfica played well against Rio Ave to keep their hope alive for passing at least Porto in the standings as there are enough games for such task and now they are out of Europa League with a full focus on the Primeira Liga.

[Cafex]

That was the objective of Sporting to not lose any points with the direct rival for the title.Now they have a comfortable lead against Porto and the other teams and it will be very difficult for them to lose the title now.

~snip~

Exactly! Even getting one point was going to be enough for Sporting to be comfortable and they got what they wanted. By the way, Braga have got past Porto in the league table and they are 9 points away from Sporting. Porto got too many draws in their last matches which caused them to be far away from Sporting.

[ingiltere]

Sporting CP got another win and now they are far ahead of their opponents in championship race. Pedro Goncalves scored early and things went good for Sporting until 84th minute. Rui Costa scored for Santa Clara but despite they were running out of time they attacked with all of their players and defender Coates scored a nice header in the last minute and don't let that two point loss happen. Sporting fans are waiting for that dream come true. There are still 12 games though.

[LTU_btc]

Sporting CP got another win and now they are far ahead of their opponents in championship race. Pedro Goncalves scored early and things went good for Sporting until 84th minute. Rui Costa scored for Santa Clara but despite they were running out of time they attacked with all of their players and defender Coates scored a nice header in the last minute and don't let that two point loss happen. Sporting fans are waiting for that dream come true. There are still 12 games though.

Sporting was nothing special today and I would liked to see them dropping points just to make fight for trophy more interesting.
After Sporting scored goal, they haven't created almost nothing dangerous. And eventually they let Santa Clara to score. In general, it wasn't most exciting game to watch, but just because of dramatic ending when Sporting managed to take 3 points with late goal, it was worth to watch.

[Spack17]

Sporting CP got another win and now they are far ahead of their opponents in championship race. Pedro Goncalves scored early and things went good for Sporting until 84th minute. Rui Costa scored for Santa Clara but despite they were running out of time they attacked with all of their players and defender Coates scored a nice header in the last minute and don't let that two point loss happen. Sporting fans are waiting for that dream come true. There are still 12 games though.

In general, Sporting didn't have the control of the match as the statistics show us. It was a shock for them that they conceded a goal in the 84th minute. But what a team they are that they still managed to be victorious with the goal Coates scored in the 90+3rd minute.    Getting 18 wins in 22 matches and not losing any are really incredible for them and they are the most deserving team to be the champions undoubtedly.

[Iranus]

Sporting CP got another win and now they are far ahead of their opponents in championship race. Pedro Goncalves scored early and things went good for Sporting until 84th minute. Rui Costa scored for Santa Clara but despite they were running out of time they attacked with all of their players and defender Coates scored a nice header in the last minute and don't let that two point loss happen. Sporting fans are waiting for that dream come true. There are still 12 games though.

In general, Sporting didn't have the control of the match as the statistics show us. It was a shock for them that they conceded a goal in the 84th minute. But what a team they are that they still managed to be victorious with the goal Coates scored in the 90+3rd minute.    Getting 18 wins in 22 matches and not losing any are really incredible for them and they are the most deserving team to be the champions undoubtedly.

I also think Sporting is the only suitable team to be the champion this season. They have not lost a single match this season. They are 10 points ahead of second-placed Porto. Porto will not be able to touch them if he can maintain his great form as he is now. Porto, Benefica and Braga are playing well enough this season.

[Ifemini]

Is it not strange that everyone is talking about sporting lispon and Porto while benfica won last night ? lol

Belenenses SAD 0 - 3 Benfica A 3 goal commanding victory sent Benfica to 4th on the league standing and just 3 points away from the champions league positions; would who they replace on the log? Braga or Porto ?

[Reosta_]

Braga are destroying Guimaraes right now 2-0 and the second half has just started. If they win this match, they will maintain the 2nd place with 49 points. While Sporting and Porto are continuing to win, Benfica and Braga also are doing really good. There is a big battle for the 2nd place among Braga, Porto and Benfica.

[ampere]

Sporting CP are 10 points clear at the top of the league and ofcourse have little to worry about as the title in right in their hands. On the other hand, Porto, Benfica and Braga has to keep on winning consistently in the race for the champions league spot.

Benfica ? - ? Maritimo
Moreirense ? - ? Sporting CP
Farense ? - ? SC Braga
FC Porto ? - ? Santa Clara

What are your predictions?

[Spack17]

Sporting CP are 10 points clear at the top of the league and ofcourse have little to worry about as the title in right in their hands. On the other hand, Porto, Benfica and Braga has to keep on winning consistently in the race for the champions league spot.

Benfica ? - ? Maritimo
Moreirense ? - ? Sporting CP
Farense ? - ? SC Braga
FC Porto ? - ? Santa Clara

What are your predictions?

Benfica -  Maritimo
Moreirense  -  Sporting CP
Farense  -  SC Braga
FC Porto  -  Santa Clara

My predictions for the games are like this. I think all of the favorites of these matches will win their games this week. And Sporting will maintain their lead with the same point difference and get one step closer to the title.

[LTU_btc]

I see that there isn't much action in this thread recently. Probably because nothing very interesting didn't happened lately. But now Sporting dropped points against Famalicao - match ended 1:1. Last round they also played draw with Moreirense. After these 2 upsets things are getting more interesting. Porto is 6 points behind now with 10 rounds remaining. Though, there is probably just 2 games which is really difficult for Sporting remaining - against Braga and Benfica.

[Iranus]

Sporting CP, who is in great form, have shared points in 2 consecutive matches. I could have comforted myself if Sporting had shared points with a stronger team. They shared points with smaller teams like Famalicao and Maritimo. The team is the 13th and 16th team in the two points table. I didn't expect such a bad performance from Sporting CP.

[MAAManda]

I see that there isn't much action in this thread recently. Probably because nothing very interesting didn't happened lately. But now Sporting dropped points against Famalicao - match ended 1:1. Last round they also played draw with Moreirense. After these 2 upsets things are getting more interesting. Porto is 6 points behind now with 10 rounds remaining. Though, there is probably just 2 games which is really difficult for Sporting remaining - against Braga and Benfica.

The Portuguese League is not as attractive as the other European leagues, maybe because there are not many world-class players in this league.

However, it is actually quite interesting to look forward to who will become the Portuguese league champion, because the points of each top team are not too far away.

There are still many games left, all possibilities could happen, but I have more faith in Sporting Club Portugal (Sporting CP).

[Ratash]

Sporting CP, who is in great form, have shared points in 2 consecutive matches. I could have comforted myself if Sporting had shared points with a stronger team. They shared points with smaller teams like Famalicao and Maritimo. The team is the 13th and 16th team in the two points table. I didn't expect such a bad performance from Sporting CP.

Yes indeed poor performance from them and they lost four points and porto with their five consecutive wins are now only six points away in second position and with better performance which they demonstrated in their last games and against chelsea yesterday i think we will see a competitive end of season and sporting team need to ebe carefull.

[Iranus]

Sporting CP, who is in great form, have shared points in 2 consecutive matches. I could have comforted myself if Sporting had shared points with a stronger team. They shared points with smaller teams like Famalicao and Maritimo. The team is the 13th and 16th team in the two points table. I didn't expect such a bad performance from Sporting CP.

Yes indeed poor performance from them and they lost four points and porto with their five consecutive wins are now only six points away in second position and with better performance which they demonstrated in their last games and against chelsea yesterday i think we will see a competitive end of season and sporting team need to ebe carefull.

I would be happy if Sporting CP is defeated on the next field. Because of the current state of the points table, it is easy to assume that they will win the title this season if they do not lose the form. Porto is now  6 points behind From Sporting. Sporting will make the season more competitive if they lose a few more points.

[hahay]

Sporting CP, who is in great form, have shared points in 2 consecutive matches. I could have comforted myself if Sporting had shared points with a stronger team. They shared points with smaller teams like Famalicao and Maritimo. The team is the 13th and 16th team in the two points table. I didn't expect such a bad performance from Sporting CP.

Yes indeed poor performance from them and they lost four points and porto with their five consecutive wins are now only six points away in second position and with better performance which they demonstrated in their last games and against chelsea yesterday i think we will see a competitive end of season and sporting team need to ebe carefull.

I would be happy if Sporting CP is defeated on the next field. Because of the current state of the points table, it is easy to assume that they will win the title this season if they do not lose the form. Porto is now  6 points behind From Sporting. Sporting will make the season more competitive if they lose a few more points.

I personally still believe Sporting will keep their lead at the top, even though yesterday I was disappointed by Sporting because of the draw against Famalicao, but it looks like this is a good season for Sporting to get the title and I'm sure Sporting will make good use of this moment. The draw is not a problem because in the next match Sporting will still get another three points, a good achievement for Sporting so far they have not lost.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Sporting CP, who is in great form, have shared points in 2 consecutive matches. I could have comforted myself if Sporting had shared points with a stronger team. They shared points with smaller teams like Famalicao and Maritimo. The team is the 13th and 16th team in the two points table. I didn't expect such a bad performance from Sporting CP.

After some point, I was expecting Sporting to have some problems in some of the games. But these draws they got were against smaller teams which was surprising. Porto have managed to decrease the point difference with Sporting to 6 and it's fired up the competition for the title again. There are 8 weeks left and I wonder whether Porto will be able to get closer.

[Iranus]

Sporting CP, who is in great form, have shared points in 2 consecutive matches. I could have comforted myself if Sporting had shared points with a stronger team. They shared points with smaller teams like Famalicao and Maritimo. The team is the 13th and 16th team in the two points table. I didn't expect such a bad performance from Sporting CP.

After some point, I was expecting Sporting to have some problems in some of the games. But these draws they got were against smaller teams which was surprising. Porto have managed to decrease the point difference with Sporting to 6 and it's fired up the competition for the title again. There are 8 weeks left and I wonder whether Porto will be able to get closer.

Each team will play 8 more matches. It is very difficult to fill the gap of 6 points in 8 matches. Must be defeated in 2 matches of Sporting CP. Then maybe Sporting and Porto's points will be equal. Porto is now in a stable position. I don't think they will lose points in the next matches. But still, I think the title will win by Sporting.

[LTU_btc]

Today Sporting played with fire. They won against Farense 1:0, but game was very tough for them. Farense pushed them hard in 2nd half, had few good moments and even scored goal, but there was offside and goal was cancelled after VAR review.
Sporting now unbeaten 27 games in a row - it's new record in Primeira Liga.

[ILuckyGuyI]

Today Sporting played with fire. They won against Farense 1:0, but game was very tough for them. Farense pushed them hard in 2nd half, had few good moments and even scored goal, but there was offside and goal was cancelled after VAR review.
Sporting now unbeaten 27 games in a row - it's new record in Primeira Liga.

The second half of the game was really competitive, I agree. Sporting got really lucky that they didn't concede any goal at the end. 21 wins, 6 draws... It's really insane for Sporting and like you said, it's a new record now. And there are still 7 games ahead which means they can improve the record.