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Benfica float to top as ex-manager joins sinking ship

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Benfica kept up the sparkling form that saw them drub Everton 5-0 in the Europa League as they beat Nacional 6-1 in Portugal’s Liga Sagres.

 

Oscar Cardozo grabbed a hat-trick while Javier Saviola scored two and Nuno Gomes the other.

 

The result puts Benfica top of the Liga Sagres on goal difference, having scored a massive 30 goals in eight games while only conceding five. Braga occupy second after dropping their first points of the season against Rio Ave. They have a far inferior goal difference having scored only 13 and conceded four.

Polish Ekstraklasa and a deceitful TV presenter

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Rafał Patyra, the presenter of Poland’s version of Match of the Day, Szybka Piłka, introduced this week’s show with a big filthy smile on his face.

 

Why? Because he was about to announce that the eight games this week contained 17 goals and four red cards.

 

“Let’s see you change the channel now,” his eyes said.

What the fans have to say: Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough shocked most football fans when they sacked Gareth Southgate on Wednesday.

 

Southgate managed to survive last season’s relegation and was doing well this season, having guided the club to within one point of the top of the Championship. So why did the axe suddenly fall?

 

90minutesonline spoke to Andy Morgan and David Meehan of ComeOnBoro.com about the current situation, and a few other things besides.

 

Premier League makes attack the key to success

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It has been argued for the last ten years that the Premier League is the best domestic league in Europe and therefore the World. There are strong arguments for it, although it could be said that it's mostly an English mantra. At the same time many foreign players have also endorsed the view, namely those that have played in it.

Meanwhile La Liga is usually the other domestic league to be named as a potential rival to this crown. Judgements are based upon the wealth of each league as well as other factors such as attendances and of course the stature of the players the clubs own. We know that as far as attendances, the Premier League wins hands down.

What the fans have to say: Benfica

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Benfica reportedly have the most fans in the world and in the 1960s were arguably the best team in the world. They won what was then the European Cup - now the Champions League - twice and were runners up three times.

 

Now they’ve gone five years without winning the Portuguese league, sit firmly in the domestic shadow of Porto, and are playing in the Europa League. 90minutesonline spoke to PlanetBenfica about the club’s present and future.

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