Benfica had absolutely no confidence on Friday evening on the way to the Champions League squatter against Ajax. The Nelson Verissimo team gave up a 0-2 lead against Boavista, the number twelve in the competition, in the final phase: 2-2. After a good first half it didn’t look like that at all, but after the break the team from Lisbon showed great vulnerabilities and Boavista effortlessly created great opportunities. Benfica did not know what to do with the high pressing of . after the break as panterasa way of playing that Ajax usually also uses.
Benfica started the game strongly and took the lead after twenty minutes. Rafa Silva put the ball on the edge of the penalty area with a heel, after which Taarabt shot it in: 0-1. Boavista could not escape the pressure of the visitors and had to swallow another goal ten minutes later. Rafa Silva saw his attempt turned from close by, after which the emerging left back Alejandro Grimaldo tapped in from close by.
In the remainder of the first half, Benfica had the misfortune that a well-played goal by Éverton was disallowed for narrow offside in the run-up. Nevertheless, there seemed to be no problem at half-time for the supreme away team. After the break, however, the game changed completely and Boavista took possession of the ball and thus took the initiative. For the home team, former ADO Den Haag attacker Kenji Gorré also came in in the 62nd minute.
Benfica came under increasing pressure and was initially lucky that Boavista striker Petar Musa headed wide from very close range. The home team pushed forward with full pressure and took advantage of this fifteen minutes before the end, when a wrong pass by Jan Vertonghen could be intercepted. The Belgian then let Gustavo Affonso run and saw the right winger hit the short corner: 1-2. Boavista hit the post with a long shot from Yanis Hamache and then made it 2-2 thanks to good work by Gorré. The left striker dribbled in and cleared the ball for Yanis Hamache, who fired with a destructive punch.
| No. | Team | m | W | G | V | † | Pnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 60 |
| 2 | Sporting Portugal | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 54 |
| 3 | Benfica | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 51 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Estoril | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 | Maritimo | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | wallet | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | -15 | 24 |
| 11 | Vizela | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | -13 | 23 |
| 12 | Boavista | 23 | 3 | 13 | 7 | -9 | 22 |
| 13 | Pacos Ferreira | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -10 | 21 |
| 14 | Tondela | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -15 | 20 |
| 15 | Famalicão | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | moreirense | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -15 | 19 |
| 17 | arouca | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -22 | 18 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -27 | 15 |
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