Benfica’s training methodology looks very different in the younger age groups. The focus is on individual behaviour – ball mastery and one-v-one ability in particular – rather than teamwork.

“Benfica’s ability to retain talent is limited,” Soares de Oliveira says. “We can retain players at an early age but it’s impossible to retain them forever.

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When Benfica faced Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League in September, a loud, almost-deafening whistle from around 60,000 fans was heard when the substitute board went up in the 79th minute.

Inter and Benfica's only other meeting came in the 2003-04 UEFA Cup fourth round. The first leg in Lisbon finished goalless before a 4-3 victory for Alberto Zaccheroni's Inter in Milan.

Enzo Maresca described the 115-minute delay to Chelsea’s Fifa Club World Cup last-16 tie with Benfica as a “joke” and suggested that if games kept being held up for severe weather warnings ...

Sporting and Benfica lock horns in a Lisbon derby on Saturday that could decide the Portuguese league title with a game left in one of the closest races the country has seen in years.

Inter drew 3-3 with Benfica on Wednesday to win their Champions League quarter-final 5-3 on aggregate and will face city rivals AC Milan for the right to be the first Italian team to reach the ...

Benfica also claimed a net profit of €29.4 million, an increase of more than 40% year over year. A major revenue driver lately has been selling players to Europe’s biggest teams.

Benfica +0.5 (-135) Yes, Benfica was shut out by Bayern Munich in their UCL meeting, but that came during a stretch where the German side shut out seven opponents in a row across all competitions.

Following Palmeiras’ qualification for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarterfinals, a high-stakes showdown unfolded between Benfica and Chelsea at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The ...

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