Portal dos Dragões
·3 April 2026
Rui Barros and Arnold Wetl reunite at Dragão, relive Benfica 5-0

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·3 April 2026

Estádio do Dragão hosted a special reunion between two figures closely tied to FC Porto’s history. Arnold Wetl and Rui Barros came together again, recalling the 1996/97 season, when they helped the blue-and-white club win the national championship and the Super Cup.
The photo of the moment shows the two former champions side by side, in a symbolic return to a home they helped enrich. Rui Barros, a major name in FC Porto’s history, and Arnold Wetl, the Austrian midfielder who left his mark on that team, looked back on a successful season in the club’s journey.
In 1996/97, the Dragons ended the season by winning the national title and also triumphing in the Super Cup. In that edition of the competition, FC Porto thrashed Benfica 5-0 in a historic result against their rivals, with Arnold Wetl among the scorers.
The reunion at the Dragão thus serves to highlight the lasting bond former players have with the club and to evoke a generation that left behind titles and memorable moments in FC Porto’s honours list.
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