Tag: Benfica

Benfica player celebrates historic title by riding a moped in the stadium

Eliseu demonstrates an advanced way of celebrating titles

(Benfica/Twitter)

Benfica beat Vitoria Guimaraes 5–0 to claim a club-record fourth consecutive Portuguese Liga title, giving them a measly 36 overall. To celebrate the achievement, Portugal international Eliseu hopped on a moped and rode it all over the Estadio da Luz.

He rode it on the pitch…

He rode it in the dressing room…

And he rode off into the night…

More title celebrations need players riding mopeds. Thank you, Eliseu, for showing us this truth.

Benfica take sponsorship too far, put airport check-in desk on the pitch

This is so wrong

(James Fielden)

Sunday’s Lisbon Derby was the type of event where all the stops are pulled out. This, apparently, is why Benfica sponsor Emirates airline decided to stamp out the last embers of all that is good and pure in football by setting up a mock airport check-in desk on the pitch for the players to run past after warming up before the match.

Despite enduring this soul crushing shame, Benfica still beat Sporting 2–1. Thankfully, Benfica fans were there to provide some actual, non-corporate atmosphere.