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By Chris Wright
Time for a cunning stunt now, in which Benfica ne'er-do-wells Maxi Pereira and Axel 'not Alex'
Witsel debut their new 'Just tying my laces, honest guvnor!' throw-in trick against Vitoria
Setubal...
Ooh, you sneaky devils!
"Why I oughta.
Sneaky throw Benfica's Maxi Pereira was eager to launch an attack after winning a throw-in level
with opponents Vitoria Setubal's six-yard box. His team-mate Axel Witsel wasn't in any such rush
and was happy to take his time while tying his laces. Pereira didn't want to hang around and
decided to throw the ball against [.
Week 15 saw Benfica maintain their two point lead over Porto as the season hit the midway point.
Benfica earned a convincing 4-1 win over Setubal while Porto stayed pace with a 2-0 win over Rio
Ave. In what amounted to the game of the week, Braga defeated Sporting 2-1 to move into sole spot
of third place in the Portuguese league as Sporting drop to fourth.
Muito se falou nesta jornada das perdidas incríveis de Cardozo no Marítimo-Benfica e de Élio no
jogo entre Beira-Mar e FC Porto por terem acontecido nos encontros mais mediáticos. Talvez por
este motivo, o incrível falhanço de João Silva na partida entre Vitória de Setúbal e Feirense
tenha passado mais despercebido, mas é verdadeiramente de bradar aos céus.
Week 7 started off in Setubal where the home side won 2-1 to keep visiting Rio Ave winless on the
season. Benfica then took it to Pacos Ferreira hammering the visiters 4-1 on Saturday. Sunday
started with a few stumbles from clubs at the top of the league as Maritimo drew on the road 2-2
with Feirense and Braga suffered their first loss of the season 1-0 to Uniao de Leiria.
Week 5 took off on Friday with Gil Vicente scoring a late marker to draw against Olhanense,
Nacional then earned their first victory of the season with a 1-0 win over Pacos Ferreira moving
them out of the basement in Portugal. Sunday had Maritimo jump into fourth spot in the Portuguese
League with their 3-1 win over Leiria.
Week 4 starts off in the same fashion for defending Champions FC Porto with the club earning their
fourth straight victory of this short season. Setubal held the Dragons off the board as long as
they could going into the half scoreless but Joao Moutinho scored just seven minutes into the
second half when his long shot found its way past Diego Costa.
De Silvestri of Lazio vs Pato of Milan (Stadio Olimpico in Roma, 1 Feb 2009). (Photo by New
Press/Getty Images)"
We've been persusing this weekend's list of televised matches and we're coming across a lot to
recommend. So as we continue whittling down the list for Saturday and Sunday, here are two matches
today that you might tune in for.
According to reports in French daily newspaper, Le Parisien, Liverpool has agreed a fee with Lyon
for left back Aly Cissokho.
The paper reports that the 23 year old French international, who saw a move to AC Milan fall
through in 2009 over dental issues, will cost the big spending Anfield club 8.
Collin talks about signing with Kansas City...Sporting Kansas City and Aurélien Collin have agreed
to terms and are only waiting for his ITC (International Transfer Certificate) for him to be
eligible to play. The French defender most recently played for Vitoria Setubal in Portugal."We
think he will be a solid addition, and his experience in a number of different countries will bring
a
Today on Twitter, Robb Heineman announced that Sporting KC had a new player coming in. Aurelian
Collin, who had been rumored to be coming to the club back in December by The Daily Wiz has
apparently been signed. Collin is a 25 year old French defender who most recently played with
Vitoria Setubal in Portugal, where he signed a 2 year contract in 2009.
Jamie Carragher will equal Emlyn Hughes's club record of 45 appearances in the competition if he
figures in tonight's Europa League clash with SC Braga at Anfield. Here are all the rest of the big
match stats.
Liverpool's European record (overall): Pld 327 Won 185 Drawn 71 Lost 71
Liverpool's record in Fairs/UEFA Cup/Europa League: Pld 116 Won 64 Drawn 28 Lost 24
The Reds have won 7 and drawn 1 of the previous 9 meetings with Portuguese opponents at Anfield.
Setubal have opened Week 15 of the Portuguese League with a shootout victory over Portimonense,
marking the half way point of the season for both clubs as they hover around the bottom of the
league.Setubal's Pitbull converted a penalty kick at the 15th minute mark after Valdomiro was
dragged down in the box.
