6 May 2018: 8 years since Gonçalo Paciência “killed” the octopus | OneFootball

On May 6, 2018, FC Porto confirmed the conquest of the national championship and secured their return to the I Liga title.

On that day, the Dragons took advantage of Benfica’s 3-2 defeat to Tondela in the 33rd round, a result that made it mathematically impossible for the Porto side to lose first place. With that outcome, FC Porto secured the national title even before taking the field in the final stretch of the season.

Gonçalo Paciência, a forward developed at the club, was among the figures associated with that celebration, in a moment that remains etched in the memory of Porto supporters. The day became part of the club’s recent blue-and-white history as the date of the official confirmation of a long-awaited championship.

The 2017/18 title had special meaning for FC Porto, as it ended several years without winning the I Liga. The Porto side thus brought a long wait to an end and returned the champion’s trophy to the Estádio do Dragão.

For that reason, May 6, 2018 remains a symbolic date in the club’s recent history: the day FC Porto became national champions again.

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