Benfica need to make decision on Amdouni

Zeki Amdouni joined Benfica during the summer transfer window on loan from Burnley for the season and now as the season winds down, Benfica will need to make a decision in May if they are to trigger the buy clause that is part of the agreement with Burnley.

Benfica paid €2M to Burnley for the loan move of the 26 year old Swiss international and it will cost the club €18M to make the move permanent if the club decides to retain the services of Amdouni for next season.

Amdouni has been a regular with Benfica, with the majority of his minutes coming in the role of a substitute but has contributed eight goals and provided three helpers in 1,213 minutes across all competitions.

Benfica staff have been happy with the contributions made by Amdouni this season but will need to make a decision if the price tag makes sense for the club moving forward. 

Benfica may be open into renegotiating the cost of the purchase with Burnley who paid €18.6M to Basel in the summer of 2023 to acquire Amdouni.

 

 

Benfica get a big win over Tirsense in Taca semis

Benfica went into their Taca de Portugal game with the hope of getting a comfortable advantage in the first leg before returning home to the Estadio da Luz and the club did just that, handing Tirsense a 5-0 drubbing with a starting XI of mostly back ups.

Tirsense did themselves no favours opening the scoring for the visiting Benfica when Joao Campos deflected a pass into his own goal. Benfica would then get goals from Joao Rego, Gianluca Prestianni, Arthur Cabral and Andreas Schjelderup, all but assuring their appearance in the season ending Taca de Portugal Final.

Benfica would face the winner of the Sporting-Rio Ave semi-final in which Sporting have the advantage after a 2-0 victory in the first leg. The second legs of the competition will both take place on April 23 and the two finalists will be known by the conclusion of that day.

Benfica earn big win over Porto to land in top spot

Benfica went to the Dragao in Week 28 and came out of the contest with a convincing 4-1 victory over their rapidly declining rivals behind a hat trick from striker Vangelis Pavlidis and this victory coupled by a draw earlier today by Sporting against Braga, sees the Eagles gain sole possession of top spot by two points with six weeks left in the 2024-25 season.

The league title could come down to the two Lisbon clubs facing off head to head in Week 33 at the Estadio da Luz if it is not decided before hand. Benfica will be seeking revenge from an earlier season 1-0 loss to Sporting in their final game of 2024 and have come back from as much as six points back at the conclusion of Week 20 in Portugal.

Remaining Benfica games as they vie for another Portuguese League title, involves four games against teams in the top half of the league.

Week 29 vs Arouca

Week 30 at Guimaraes 

Week 31 vs AVS

Week 32 at Estoril

Week 33 vs Sporting

Week 34 at Braga