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Are the scissors widening in Europe? The impression is at least created when you look at the participants in the Champions League, especially from the knockout phase. Almost always the same names can be read, which dominate their leagues and also have the say internationally. However, there are also counterexamples. Not only has the Bundesliga been particularly well balanced this season, there is also tension in Portugal.
Although a bit at the top in the Primeira Liga Benfica Lisbon, there are two teams, Vitoria Guimaraes and Famalicao, who are involved in the front, which nobody really expected. The participants in the two cup semi-finals also show that the performance density is very high.
There are two competitions on the Iberian Peninsula – the Taca de Portugal and the League Cup. Only one club has managed to get through to the semi-finals twice. It is FC Porto, who want to take their first chance of a final on Wednesday evening. It is the away game at Vitoria Guimaraes, in which the guests are treated as favorites.
Whether the hosts can provide a surprise with their fans will be seen on Wednesday evening at 19:45 p.m. Then the encounter is kicked off.
Vitoria Guimaraes:
Vitoria Guimaraes is a good example of how a club can develop with calm and continuity. To put it bluntly, the club could also be called the SC Freiburg von Portugal.
This season Vitoria was even allowed to represent the national flags in the Europa League and left the group of Eintracht Frankfurt. With an away win in Hessen, the southern Europeans said goodbye.
The league is currently sixth and the international starting positions are still within reach. In 2020, the first game against league leaders Benfica was narrowly lost. Then there was a draw and the first win against Santa Clara at the weekend.
What is striking is the very low number of goals with two goals in three matches, which between Guimaraes and Porto suggests that betting on a few goals in the cup may be a good idea.
At the weekend it was Joker Joao Pedro who scored the golden goal. Will the attacker be rewarded for this and move into the starting line-up for the first time on Wednesday? In the Vieira 4-3-3 system, there would be three options on the offensive. Leo Bonatini is at the center. Rochinha could possibly get a break.
FC Porto:
Was that the preliminary decision in the championship race? While Benfica Lisbon won the difficult away game at city rivals Sporting 2-0 at the weekend, chaser Porto lost 1-2 at home to Braga.
The gap in the table has increased to seven points. The team of Coach Conceicao has to attribute the bankruptcy itself. Two penalties were awarded in the 90 minutes and Braga mercilessly punished the hosts for this.
With a good dose of anger in the stomach, the team is now traveling to the cup semi-final against Guimaraes and wants to make amends. Porto is still dancing at four weddings. It is the only club that is still represented in both cup competitions in Portugal and the intermediate round against Bundesliga club Leverkusen will soon also take place in the Europa League.
With this high load, there is also the question of the resilience of the actors. There may be a little rotation in the starting eleven compared to the weekend. Colombian Luis Diaz or Vincent Aboubakar could be candidates for the starting line-up. Regardless of individual personalities, the guests have enough quality in their ranks to enter the final.
In the duel Vitoria Guimaraes vs. Porto is a tip on the odds for the away win the right choice if the favorite can tap his potential on the pitch and uses his chances this time, unlike the weekend.
Guimaraes vs FC Porto head to head matches
01.09.19 PL FC Porto Guimaraes 3 : 0
03.02.19 PL Guimaraes FC Porto 0 : 0
25.08.18 PL FC Porto Guimaraes 2 : 3
12.05.18 PL Guimaraes FC Porto 0 : 1
07.01.18 PL FC Porto Guimaraes 4 : 2