Dragons finish big-club mini-league with 12 points from six games | OneFootball

With the exception of the four teams that still have a game in hand, there are 21 points left to play for in the Betclic Liga, but there is a mini-championship of its own that is already beyond FC Porto’s reach. Among the four main clubs in Portuguese football — which currently occupy the top four places in the table — the Dragons have shown a superiority unmatched by any of the others and, even though they are the only team to have already played all six matches, no one will be able to surpass the 12-point tally achieved by Farioli’s side. Benfica, even if they win the two games they still have left against Sporting and Sp. Braga, can reach a maximum of 10 points.

Among the big clubs, FC Porto were superior to all their rivals and did not lose a single league match against Sporting, Benfica and Sp. Braga. And while it is true that they did not win either of the two clashes with Benfica — a goalless draw at the Dragão and a 2-2 draw at the Luz — the blue and whites beat Sporting once, 2-1, at Alvalade, and came out on top in both meetings with Sp. Braga, also by 2-1. The seven matches still to come call for caution, but in this particular league among the top four clubs in Portuguese football, FC Porto consistently showed themselves to be the most cohesive, the most balanced and the best equipped to overcome difficulties. That explains the 12 points won from these six games, out of a possible 18, which could end up being decisive in a possible title triumph.

This record becomes even more impressive when compared with last season’s, in which FC Porto collected only four points against the other big clubs. This time they got three times as many, and the difference is clearly reflected in the table. The last time the Dragons finished top of this ranking was in 2022/23, a league campaign that ended up being won by… Benfica.

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