Portuguese League - Liga Portugal 2024/25

[Pumared]

It was a good game but it was what we all expected, Sporting winning. Benfica simply didn't change at all, and at the end of the game they let their guard down and conceded, so here we are again congratulating Sporting for their second victory over Benfica. I don't know what happened to Benfica, but I think it would be very interesting for them to review technical strategies in the game, this way it won't work.

Nothing happened to Benfica in the Portuguese Cup final against Sporting CP. What just happened in the Portuguese Cup final is a clear indication that Benfica can't beat Sporting CP this season, just the way Real Madrid can't beat Barcelona this season in all the competition they played against each other. Sporting CP has now won the Portuguese league title back-to-back, and FC Porto and Benfica couldn't stop Sporting CP from winning the Portuguese league title back-to-back. If FC Porto and Benfica don't overhaul their squads and get ready for next season, Sporting CP will still beat them to win all the trophies in the next season.

I believe that if everything stays as it is now, Sporting will come back as good as any other team. Because in my opinion, the more you change players, the longer it takes for them to adapt, because playing as a team really takes time. So consequently, if Sporting just trains and improves, in theory they will come back as good as any other team that has had changes.

[rdluffy]

I believe that if everything stays as it is now, Sporting will come back as good as any other team. Because in my opinion, the more you change players, the longer it takes for them to adapt, because playing as a team really takes time. So consequently, if Sporting just trains and improves, in theory they will come back as good as any other team that has had changes.

I think Gyökeres should go to a Premier League club next season 
There is still some uncertainty and hope, but it will be difficult to hold on to the 27-year-old who may want to play for a club that is better placed to win the Champions League for example
I'd bet on Manchester United, but life there won't be easy there, looks like a curse for them

If he does leave, Sporting will really need to find a good striker, as he was one of the greats responsible for Sporting's titles, and without him the team will lose a lot of level

[Pumared]

I believe that if everything stays as it is now, Sporting will come back as good as any other team. Because in my opinion, the more you change players, the longer it takes for them to adapt, because playing as a team really takes time. So consequently, if Sporting just trains and improves, in theory they will come back as good as any other team that has had changes.

I think Gyökeres should go to a Premier League club next season 
There is still some uncertainty and hope, but it will be difficult to hold on to the 27-year-old who may want to play for a club that is better placed to win the Champions League for example
I'd bet on Manchester United, but life there won't be easy there, looks like a curse for them

If he does leave, Sporting will really need to find a good striker, as he was one of the greats responsible for Sporting's titles, and without him the team will lose a lot of level

Can you tell me if there are other teams interested? Well, depending on the situation, he could stay for another season and gain more experience. He is relatively young, and if he proves himself once again, he will leave for an even higher price. And if he stays, there is the chemistry that I mentioned earlier, which adds a lot to make the team better.

[Slow death]

It's strange that I'm not seeing the big teams in the Portuguese League being very active in the transfer market, either to buy or sell players. I haven't heard any news yet about Benfica's coach being fired. Does this mean he will remain in next season. I read an interview with him in which he talked about Benfica's main objective in the Club World Cup. He said that they first need to get through the group stage, I see that next season we won't win anything again. 

I saw that Porto is trying to sign 19-year-old Roony Bardghji

EXCL: FC Porto submit official bid to Copenhagen for 19 year old talented winger Roony Bardghji.

Deal not advanced yet as there are several clubs around Europe keen on Bardghji with current contract due to expire in December.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1931680718897250673

If there are big clubs interested in this player, then Porto's chances will be low, especially because Porto has declined a lot in recent years, they are no longer the team that dominated the Portuguese league as in the past.

[joker_josue]

It's strange that I'm not seeing the big teams in the Portuguese League being very active in the transfer market, either to buy or sell players. I haven't heard any news yet about Benfica's coach being fired. Does this mean he will remain in next season. I read an interview with him in which he talked about Benfica's main objective in the Club World Cup. He said that they first need to get through the group stage, I see that next season we won't win anything again. 

In principle, Bruno Lage will not leave as Benfica coach. Maybe if the Club World Cup goes really, really badly, he'll leave the club. Or in a worse scenario, he won't be able to get through the Champions League playoff.

They haven't started making any signing moves yet, as they are probably waiting to see how the Club World Cup goes. Anyway, I think that Benfica's next season may not be great. In October - if I'm not mistaken, there will be an election for a new board of directors. We'll see.

[rdluffy]

I'm going to post here because you (and I  ) follow Portuguese soccer and can give a good opinion too
But I'm very disappointed with Porto in the Club World Cup
The team is playing very badly and probably won't even qualify for the next stage
Portugal managed to get 2 places for their teams, but unfortunately not Sporting, who in my opinion would be better prepared than Porto to play in this championship

Benfica are playing reasonably, and could qualify, but it depends on the game against Bayern, which will be very difficult

What do you think?
Are you disappointed or not?

[joker_josue]

What do you think?
Are you disappointed or not?

Looking at the Porto team and how this season went, I'm not surprised by the team's performance. Although the group is not complicated, Porto is very low in form, especially after a long season.

In Benfica's case, what was the season is extended, they have a team capable of giving a lot but they remain unstable and giving the minimum. They have a better chance (they are also in a group with an amateur team) of getting through to the next round, but they still have players who could have done a little more. We'll see how they do against Bayern.

[Slow death]

What do you think?
Are you disappointed or not?

Looking at the Porto team and how this season went, I'm not surprised by the team's performance. Although the group is not complicated, Porto is very low in form, especially after a long season.

In Benfica's case, what was the season is extended, they have a team capable of giving a lot but they remain unstable and giving the minimum. They have a better chance (they are also in a group with an amateur team) of getting through to the next round, but they still have players who could have done a little more. We'll see how they do against Bayern.

Speaking about Porto, tomorrow will be a decisive game for them, I don't know if I can consider it luck, but they will play against a weak opponent, so there is some chance of them winning.



In 2 games Porto only scored 1 goal, honestly Porto has declined a lot, I don't see them recovering any time soon with the current president of the club, it seems to me that the current president is a good finance manager, he is organizing the club's finances, but he is distancing himself from creating a strong squad that fights for the title.

In the case of Benfica, they have a greater chance of moving on to the next phase. Tomorrow they will play against Bayern, and they have a chance of drawing or losing. Benfica wants to sign Amar Dedić

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1935389972602749435

[Akbarkoe]

It's strange that I'm not seeing the big teams in the Portuguese League being very active in the transfer market, either to buy or sell players. I haven't heard any news yet about Benfica's coach being fired. Does this mean he will remain in next season. I read an interview with him in which he talked about Benfica's main objective in the Club World Cup. He said that they first need to get through the group stage, I see that next season we won't win anything again. 

I saw that Porto is trying to sign 19-year-old Roony Bardghji

EXCL: FC Porto submit official bid to Copenhagen for 19 year old talented winger Roony Bardghji.

Deal not advanced yet as there are several clubs around Europe keen on Bardghji with current contract due to expire in December.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1931680718897250673

If there are big clubs interested in this player, then Porto's chances will be low, especially because Porto has declined a lot in recent years, they are no longer the team that dominated the Portuguese league as in the past.

Viktor Gyokeres' name is still quite hotly discussed in the summer transfer market, where the Swedish player is rumored to be returning to the English league and joining one of the big clubs in the league, and currently he has received offers from Arsenal, Liverpool and of course the last one is Man United which is currently being coached by Ruben Amorin.

Another player who is still being widely discussed in the transfer market this time is Alvaro Carreras who is reportedly quite close to joining Real Madrid. but it is very unfortunate that until now there has been no agreement between the two clubs, and maybe this negotiation will continue after the 2025 interclub world cup ends.

And regarding Porto, yes at this time Porto has a less sexy appeal, so it might be quite difficult for Porto to be able to stand out in the transfer market this season.

[Pumared]

What do you think?
Are you disappointed or not?

Looking at the Porto team and how this season went, I'm not surprised by the team's performance. Although the group is not complicated, Porto is very low in form, especially after a long season.

In Benfica's case, what was the season is extended, they have a team capable of giving a lot but they remain unstable and giving the minimum. They have a better chance (they are also in a group with an amateur team) of getting through to the next round, but they still have players who could have done a little more. We'll see how they do against Bayern.

I believe that even with this bad phase, Porto will win today. They are better technically and in the previous matches Al Ahly was not so convincing. So the favoritism is totally with Porto and they should win with some ease until

[LTU_btc]

Speaking about Porto, tomorrow will be a decisive game for them, I don't know if I can consider it luck, but they will play against a weak opponent, so there is some chance of them winning.

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In 2 games Porto only scored 1 goal, honestly Porto has declined a lot, I don't see them recovering any time soon with the current president of the club, it seems to me that the current president is a good finance manager, he is organizing the club's finances, but he is distancing himself from creating a strong squad that fights for the title.

In the case of Benfica, they have a greater chance of moving on to the next phase. Tomorrow they will play against Bayern, and they have a chance of drawing or losing. Benfica wants to sign Amar Dedić

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1935389972602749435

Considering how Porto is doing, I wouldn't consider them as strong team too. I'm not even sure that they will beat Al Ahly. And even if they will, still very likely that they will have to go home. For Inter Miami and Palmeiras it's enough to play safe draw to secure spot in next round without any risk.

[CLS63]

What do you think?
Are you disappointed or not?

To be honest I'm very disappointed with Porto's performance in FIFA Club World Cup. They must normally be big favourites in their group but now they are under the danger of saying goodbye early.

I don't know maybe they aren't taking the tournament serious enough. But the prizes are really good actually. Or maybe the players are still very exhausted and can't show the performance they want.

[snipie]

What do you think?
Are you disappointed or not?

To be honest I'm very disappointed with Porto's performance in FIFA Club World Cup. They must normally be big favourites in their group but now they are under the danger of saying goodbye early.

I don't know maybe they aren't taking the tournament serious enough. But the prizes are really good actually. Or maybe the players are still very exhausted and can't show the performance they want.

Actually Porto isn't superior to Palmeiras and the defeat against Inter Miami was a very big mistake.
Inter Miami isn't as good as Porto and Al Ahly got a draw with Miami, so technically Porto might be in problem, solely if they ruin it badly in that game.
In my opinion, if Porto played as they used to played, let's say normally, then they could definitely outperform Al Ahly and win by two goals difference at least.
Now they have to wait for Palmeiras to win against Inter Miami, this should happen indeed in the normal circumstances. A draw between these two in the other hand will be the worst scenario for Porto.

[Agbe]

What do you think?
Are you disappointed or not?

To be honest I'm very disappointed with Porto's performance in FIFA Club World Cup. They must normally be big favourites in their group but now they are under the danger of saying goodbye early.

I don't know maybe they aren't taking the tournament serious enough. But the prizes are really good actually. Or maybe the players are still very exhausted and can't show the performance they want.

Actually Porto isn't superior to Palmeiras and the defeat against Inter Miami was a very big mistake.
Inter Miami isn't as good as Porto and Al Ahly got a draw with Miami, so technically Porto might be in problem, solely if they ruin it badly in that game.
In my opinion, if Porto played as they used to played, let's say normally, then they could definitely outperform Al Ahly and win by two goals difference at least.
Now they have to wait for Palmeiras to win against Inter Miami, this should happen indeed in the normal circumstances. A draw between these two in the other hand will be the worst scenario for Porto.

Porto has played themselves into a very big tight Conner because al ahly also needs a win badly and so the probability of Al Ahly losing to Porto will be very hard and inter Miami too will not like to lose their game so that they can qualify for the next round, I don't think that Porto can actually qualify from this group because inter Milan and Palmiras will make it out of this group

[joker_josue]

Porto has played themselves into a very big tight Conner because al ahly also needs a win badly and so the probability of Al Ahly losing to Porto will be very hard and inter Miami too will not like to lose their game so that they can qualify for the next round, I don't think that Porto can actually qualify from this group because inter Milan and Palmiras will make it out of this group

That's what happened, after having played perhaps the best game of the tournament. Even so, he made many defensive mistakes, having always been losing and chasing the result, ending up drawing.

If they had won this game - which was almost a must - they would have made it through the group. But they weren't able to, the team is in a very bad situation. He now has two months to recover and reorganize himself so he can improve his performance next season.

[Pumared]

Porto has played themselves into a very big tight Conner because al ahly also needs a win badly and so the probability of Al Ahly losing to Porto will be very hard and inter Miami too will not like to lose their game so that they can qualify for the next round, I don't think that Porto can actually qualify from this group because inter Milan and Palmiras will make it out of this group

That's what happened, after having played perhaps the best game of the tournament. Even so, he made many defensive mistakes, having always been losing and chasing the result, ending up drawing.

If they had won this game - which was almost a must - they would have made it through the group. But they weren't able to, the team is in a very bad situation. He now has two months to recover and reorganize himself so he can improve his performance next season.

And it was really close, Palmeiras conceded two goals but managed to recover what caused Porto's exit. They played well, but it wasn't enough to advance to the next stage. The championship is really proving to be much better than the expectations at the beginning of the championship. I would never have thought of Porto leaving the competition early.

[Silence Scream]

Porto has played themselves into a very big tight Conner because al ahly also needs a win badly and so the probability of Al Ahly losing to Porto will be very hard and inter Miami too will not like to lose their game so that they can qualify for the next round, I don't think that Porto can actually qualify from this group because inter Milan and Palmiras will make it out of this group

That's what happened, after having played perhaps the best game of the tournament. Even so, he made many defensive mistakes, having always been losing and chasing the result, ending up drawing.

If they had won this game - which was almost a must - they would have made it through the group. But they weren't able to, the team is in a very bad situation. He now has two months to recover and reorganize himself so he can improve his performance next season.

And it was really close, Palmeiras conceded two goals but managed to recover what caused Porto's exit. They played well, but it wasn't enough to advance to the next stage. The championship is really proving to be much better than the expectations at the beginning of the championship. I would never have thought of Porto leaving the competition early.

Not only Porto but also Atletico Madrid were eliminated. We can say that the tournament is really bad for European teams. I was especially surprised that Porto could not advance from this group. I had put them first among the teams that would advance from the group. I think we should underestimate the teams from the American continent. The South American teams in particular are truly extraordinary.

[snipie]

Not only Porto but also Atletico Madrid were eliminated. We can say that the tournament is really bad for European teams. I was especially surprised that Porto could not advance from this group. I had put them first among the teams that would advance from the group. I think we should underestimate the teams from the American continent. The South American teams in particular are truly extraordinary.

Porto tried their best but the defeat cost them a lot and this draw against Al Ahly just made things worse for them.
So far 5 European teams confirmed qualifications to the next stage, including Benfica in the first place in front of Bayern Munich.
There is also 3 South American teams that qualified, all from Brazil to be more precise, in addition to 1 from USA, Inter Miami. So 7 spots left to be filled and without counting them, we could clearly notice the European dominance over football followed by Brazil.

[Slow death]

I'm not surprised by this result, it seemed to me that Bayern's coach didn't want to put all the best players at the same time to avoid injuries and as he knew that Bayern had already qualified, then saving players was the best option.



But Benfica is also to be congratulated, they started badly in this competition when they had a draw, but they improved and finished in first place in the group and without defeats. But I'm still not convinced that Benfica can be champion, as a Benfica fan I'm praying that Viktor Gyökeres is serious and doesn't go back on his words.


Speaking about Viktor Gyökeres, it seems that his relationship with Sporting has taken a path of conflicts

Viktor Gyökeres has already personally informed Sporting president Varandas about his decision to leave, no intention to play for the club anymore.

Gyökeres wants new chapter, he feels heartbroken after exit pact and not expected to return to training as
@abolapt  reports.

https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1937437139467391419

I have been watching Portuguese TV commentators defending Sporting and criticizing Viktor Gyökeres' agent, some of the commentators even said that without Viktor Gyökeres, Sporting's chances of winning the league again will be very low and that's why it makes sense to sell him for the highest price.

[joker_josue]

I'm not surprised by this result, it seemed to me that Bayern's coach didn't want to put all the best players at the same time to avoid injuries and as he knew that Bayern had already qualified, then saving players was the best option.



But Benfica is also to be congratulated, they started badly in this competition when they had a draw, but they improved and finished in first place in the group and without defeats. But I'm still not convinced that Benfica can be champion, as a Benfica fan I'm praying that Viktor Gyökeres is serious and doesn't go back on his words.

But Benfica suffered a lot in the second half! I think Bayer would have preferred to go through in first place. Either way, it was a good game for Benfica.
Now, they have to improve a little more to continue going further in the competition.


As for Gyökeres, I think he will leave Sporting, we just need to know at what point in the market and to which club.