Ask anyone who has seen a Benfica game lately and they will tell you that this team is playing some great soccer.
As I watched Benfica demolish Vitoria de Guimaraes, on their own right a very good team as well, it made me think of the Benfica team of last year.
Now, yesterdays game, 3-0, could have and to be honest it should have been a lot worse.
Benfica dominated from the start, they had 78% ball possession, Nilson was facing a firing squad all game long.
Cardoso missed a penalty, Saviola somehow had a goal called off due to an offside that only the referee saw, and Benfica had the goalie beat on another two occasions only to see the ball hit the post.
Some interesting facts about Benfica, they are currently on a 13 game winning streak, they have scored at least one goal in their last 16 games, and they have not allowed any goals in the last five games. Very impressive!
Sidnei is making Benfica fans forget about David Luiz who left the club on a transfer to Chelsea for a cool $25 million.
I always liked Sidnei, problem was that playing behind Luisao and David Luiz in never going to be easy.
Next season I am sure Airton will do well when he has to replace Javi Garcia who I am sure Benfica will sell. Proof of this is that Benfica has already signed Coelho from Academica for next season.
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