so, you know, in portugal, you talk about the big three — of course, porto, benfica and sporting — but before amorim came to sporting, it had really turned into a big two, you know, completely dominated by benfica and porto — sporting miles behind. and amorim came in and he changed all of that. sporting have just been scoring goals galore. incredibly attacking team. they've broken all sorts of records. they've been 51 games now consecutive they've scored. so, yeah, exciting times. if i was a manchester united fan now, i would be very excited. well, sporting played on tuesday night in what may well prove to be amorim's final game in charge, if things do indeed progress with manchester united. they reached the semi—finals of the portuguese league cup after beating nacional, the madeiran club, 3—1. viktor gyokeres scoring twice to take sporting into the last four of a competition that provided amorim with his first trophy as a manager when he was with braga in 2020. so amorim could be heading to old trafford after erik ten hag's departure. it was one that many thought might come, but some

let's get a check then on the other results from wednesday, and another surprise in benfica's 4—0 hammering wins from two for them. liverpool also kept their perfect record with a 2—0 win over bologna. wins also from juventus, who came from behind. the europa conference league has had to wait until wednesday to get under way. the first two matches brought wins for rapid and victoria, while on thursday, it will be a famous day for both teams, two representing their countries�* first appearance in the main draw of a european competition. for the welsh side, tns, a daunting game against the italian side, fiorentina, but one that marked a remarkable rise, asjohn watson reports. # the saints are coming... new territory for the new saints. from playing bala town to facing italian giants fiorentina. massive gig. really looking forward to it. if we can get in their half, we're looking good. how do you feel about playing one of the biggest teams in europe? well, it's exciting, isn't it? yeah, it's great. we've seen more european football here now than i've| seen at everton, and i've been an everton

benfica host atletico madrid in lisbon, whilejuventus travel to face rb leipzig.aten the world number one jannik sinner in the final of the china open in beijing, ending the italian�*s 15—match winning streak. the match had to be decided on a tie—break with alcaraz winning seven stunning points in a row to claim victory. it's the spaniards fourth title of the year. meanwhile aryna sabalenka extended her winning streak to 15 matches to reach the quarter—finals in beijing with a straight—sets victory over madison keys. the world number two and top seed needed just over an hour to win 6—4 6—3. she will now face karolina muchova in the last eight after she beat cristina bucsa 6—2 6—0. the final of the louis vuitton cup continues off the coast of barcelona. this is the series that decides whether ineos brittannia , skippered by ben ainslie, or the italians luna rossa will take on new zealand for the america's cup later this month. going into wednesday's two races — it was all square — four all in the first to seven series. inneos took the first victory of the day. in t

benfica host atletico madrid in lisbon, whilejuventus travel to face rb leipzig.the italian's 15—match winning streak.

, juventus defeated 3 of their rivals, liverpool beat bologna, italy 2/0, atletico madrid lost to benfica of portugal with four goals. atalanta won 3-0 against shakhdar of ukraine.

diego simeone's team lost in the forest battle and to benfica with a score of 0:4. ended with a minimal difference. the only goal before the break was scored by kirem aktürklu. but in the second half the spaniards fell apart. angel di maria, alexander bach and arkyun kök Çu brought the score to a big one. another sensation happened in france, where lille won 1:0 against real madrid, for whom this defeat was the first in 37 matches. juventus with difficulty beat rb leipzig 3:2 away. liverpool was stronger than bologna at home - 2:0. spanish girona lost to feynord from the netherlands on their home field. the ukrainian miner was routed by the italian atalanta 3:0. monaco barely saved a draw in the match against dynamo from zagreb, and russian aleksandr golovin spent the first half of this meeting on the field. the austrian assault lost at home to the belgian brugge, 0:1. at the group stage of the russian football cup, the capital derby between dynamo and spartak took place. the meeting ended with a victory for the red-whites 3:2. the teams started without warming up,

benfica with a score of 0:4. the first half ended with a minimal difference.al before the break was scored by karem akturkaglu. but in the second half , the spaniards fell apart. angel dimari, alexander bach and arkyun kopchu brought the score to a big one. another sensation happened in france, where lille beat real madrid 1-0, for whom this defeat was the first in 37 matches. juventus barely beat rb leipzig 3-2 away, liverpool were stronger at home than bologna 2-0. spanish girona lost to feynord from the netherlands on their home field. ukrainian shakhtar was crushed by italian atalanta 3-0. monaco barely saved a draw in the match against dinamo zagreb. russian golovin spent the first half of this match on the field. the austrian assault lost to the belgian at home bruges 0:1. the moscow derby between spartak and dynamo took place at the group stage of the russian football cup. the meeting ended with a victory for the red-whites with a score of 3:2. the teams started without warming up, and two goals were scored by the tenth minute. first , dynamo's elidasa

benfica have an early lead. a against atletico madrid. 1—0 to them.e up against bologna. alexis mcallister for the goal for liverpool. looks like benjamin cisco has given them the lead. a big win for atalanta carlos alcaraz came from a set down to beat the world number one in a dramatic open final in beijing ending the italian's 15 match winning streak. the match had to be decided on a tie—break winning seven stunning points in a row to claim victory including that when they are. the spaniards fourth title of the year and his 16th of his career and he is now won all three of

benfica host atletico madrid in lisbon, whilejuventus travel to face rb leipzig.n wales' squad for this month's uefa nations league matches against iceland and montenegro after coming out of international retirement. the swansea city player called time on his wales career back in february last year, having represented his country 7a times. injuries to fellow midfielders ethan ampadu and aaron ramsey, however, has seen the 34—year—old recalled by new head coach craig bellamy who called it a "no—brainer". the vitality roses made it two wins from two in new zealand to claim the taini jamison trophy with one match of the series remaining. after a narrow one—point win over the number two—ranked side in game one, england won by the relative comfort of four points earlier this morning, 59—55. it's the first time england have held the trophy since 2021 and the first time ever they've won a series against new zealand in the opening two games. in the last few minutes carlos alcaraz has beaten the world number one jannik sinner in the final of the china open. the match had t

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