Epic night for Benfica and Sporting puts Portugal in the UEFA spotlight | OneFootball

The victories of Benfica, against Real Madrid, by 4-2, as well as Sporting’s win during their visit to Athletic Bilbao, propelled Portugal to regain its dominance in the UEFA ranking. According to reports, the historic results in the last round of the Champions League allow the national teams the possibility of overtaking the Netherlands.

As reported by the newspaper A Bola, in its Thursday edition, January 29, Portuguese clubs made a historic comeback in the current edition of European competitions, which allowed Portugal to reclaim the sixth position in the ranking, which had previously been lost to the Dutch.

By defeating Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, the Eagles and the Lions took advantage of Ajax and PSV’s defeats and climbed the list, with Portugal now tallying 0.937 points more than the Netherlands, after having started the season 5.284 points behind the Dutch.

Currently, Portugal holds the sixth position, a spot that can be consolidated with the results obtained by Braga and Porto in their respective Europa League matches. In total, Portuguese clubs have accumulated around 67.366 points. With this result, the Portuguese league once again has three spots in the Champions League — two direct entries and one through qualification matches.

It is worth recalling that Benfica made history on the night of Wednesday, January 29, by achieving the unthinkable. The Eagles, managed by José Mourinho, defeated Real Madrid 4-2, with the goal scored by Anatoliy Trubin in the 90+8’ minute allowing the Eagles to surpass Marseille thanks to goal difference.

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