Benfica tied 0-0 vs Sporting Braga (not to be confused with our rivals Sporting Lisbon), and our title hopes are pretty much 0 right now 🙁
with 5 games to go (i think), benfica is 5 points behind leaders FC Porto, who are unlikely to fuck up and this most crucial moment. i mean, it can happen, but i'm not holding my breath. even Rui Costa admitted after the match today that he didn't think we could still reach the title.
whenever the time comes for Benfica to prove they can be champions, they fuck up horribly. it defies all logic. no matter how motivated, now matter how well they did in the previous match, Benfica always fucks up when the time comes.
the problem this year was bad team management. we have 11-12 good players, and it's hard to replace one of them without a noticeable drop in performance. so yeah, most players are half-dead by this point in the season.
so, i guess there's more next year, eh?