2007–08 S.L. Benfica season

The 2007–08 European football season was the 104th of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's existence and the club's 74th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. The season ran from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008, and Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga. The club also participated in the UEFA Champions League after finishing third in the Primeira Liga the previous season.

Benfica

2007–08 season
President	Luís Filipe Vieira
Head coach	Fernando Santos (until 20 August 2007) José Antonio Camacho (until 9 March 2008) Fernando Chalana (caretaker)
Stadium	Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga	4th
Taça de Portugal	Semi-finals
Taça da Liga	Fourth round
UEFA Champions League	Group stage (3rd)
UEFA Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Óscar Cardozo (13) All: Óscar Cardozo (22)
Highest home attendance	60,116[1] vs Porto (1 December 2007)
Lowest home attendance	10,494 vs Moreirense (27 February 2008)
Average home league attendance	37,558[2]
Home colours Away colours

Fernando Santos remained for a second season, which saw significant financial investment. To counter-weight the loss of influential players such as Simão, Miccoli, Giorgos Karagounis and Manuel Fernandes, Benfica signed Óscar Cardozo, David Luiz, Ángel Di María, Maxi Pereira, Cristian Rodríguez and more than ten others.

Santos remained for only two games: a UEFA Champions League qualifying match against Copenhagen and the Primeira Liga opener against Leixões. He was sacked and replaced by José Antonio Camacho, who affirmed the club's presence in top European competition and guided them to second place. In October and November, Benfica was eliminated from the Taça da Liga and the Champions League respectively, securing a UEFA Cup berth by finishing third in the latter. Over the next three months, Camacho's team became increasingly erratic, qualifying for the Portuguese Cup semi-finals but losing crucial points in the league race.

In early March, Camacho resigned after three consecutive league draws, citing his inability to motivate the club. His assistant Fernando Chalana then took over, but Benfica continued to disappoint; they were eliminated in the UEFA Cup and mired in second place in mid-March. In April, the situation deteriorated further; Benfica matched their worst league defeat in 60 years, slipped to fourth place and was knocked out of the Portuguese Cup by Sporting CP. An away draw in May's opening game left the club dangerously close to finishing fourth. One week later, fans had the bitter-sweet experience of celebrating Rui Costa's final match and seeing Benfica finish fourth, their worst finish since 2001–02.

Season summary

Pre-season

During Benfica's season-ending North American tour after the last game of 2006–07, Fernando Santos spoke to the media about his plans for the upcoming season.[3] As promised by club president Luís Filipe Vieira, the club would spend more on new players[4] to build a team capable of winning the title.[3] Simão was crucial; according to Santos, "I cannot see myself without Simão".[5] In addition, he wanted to keep Fabrizio Miccoli and sign a new striker who could be a target man.[6] The club's first addition was winger Fábio Coentrão in March,[7] followed by defenders Marco Zoro and David Luiz in May; the latter signed a five-year contract after performing well on loan.[8][9] In June, Benfica began their promised investments, spending over €9 million on Óscar Cardozo from Newell's Old Boys[10] and a reported €2.5 million on Gonzalo Bergessio.[11] Both added options to an offence composed solely of Nuno Gomes and Mantorras, since Fabrizio Miccoli and Derlei did not renew their loan agreements.[12][13] Breaking with tradition, Benfica did not tour abroad; they remained at the club's new training center, Futebol Campus.[14] Santos also decided not to participate in the Teresa Herrera Trophy, since the tournament was too close to Benfica's first league match.[15]

On 2 July, the club began their pre-season preparations, with medical tests in the morning followed by an afternoon training session attended by 3,000 supporters.[16][17] From the beginning, Santos lost players who had been the backbone of the previous season's team; Giorgos Karagounis departed first[18] and Anderson pressed for a transfer, deliberately missing a pre-season match.[19][20] On the pitch, Benfica played RM Hamm Benfica on 8 July[21] and CFR Cluj on the 21st.[22] Santos experienced a major loss with the transfer of Simão to Atlético Madrid on 26 July.[23] The 28-year-old winger had been with the club for six seasons and the top scorer for four; according to Santos, the prospect of losing him was a "horrible nightmare".[24][25] To replace him, Benfica signed the 19-year-old Argentine Ángel Di María from Rosario Central.[26] Before playing in the Guadiana Trophy on 3 and 5 August, Benfica lost 2–1 to Al Ahly in Egypt.[27] At the Guadiana Trophy, Benfica drew with Real Betis[28] and defeated Lisbon rivals Sporting CP,[29] ending their pre-season preparations four days later with a match against Estrela da Amadora.[30]

August–September

Benfica's first competitive match hosted Copenhagen on 14 August in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[31] Santos was confident in a win due to his familiarity with Copenhagen's style, since Benfica had played them twice in the past tournament.[32] In the match, Rui Costa scored two long-range goals for a 2–1 win.[33] Santos was pleased, despite Copenhagen's goal disconcerting his team.[34] The next day, Benfica accepted an offer for Manuel Fernandes from Everton.[35][36] His departure troubled Santos, since Fernandes had been a growing influence on the team during the pre-season.[37][38] On 18 August, Benfica began their Primeira Liga campaign against Leixões. Without the injured Luisão or Ángel Di María,[39] the club lost their first points in a 1–1 draw after a 94th-minute equaliser.[40] The slip had an immediate impact, with Luís Filipe Vieira sacking Santos two games into the season.[41] Santos, caught off guard, said, "I am not hurt, maybe just surprised".[42] Benfica immediately signed José Antonio Camacho, who had managed the team from 2002 to 2004, to replace him.[43] Camacho was happy to return, acknowledging that his friendship with Vieira played an important role in his quick hiring.[44] In his first game, Camacho could not lead Benfica past Vitória de Guimarães, who earned a scoreless draw at Estádio da Luz.[45] Benfica signed more players: Uruguayans Maxi Pereira and Cristian Rodríguez first,[46] followed by Brazilian centre-back Edcarlos.[47] In the last match of August, Benfica confirmed their place in the group stage of the Champions League with an away win in Parken Stadium.[48] The next day, the club was drawn into group D alongside Milan, Celtic and Shakhtar Donetsk.[49]

Benfica celebrate a goal against Naval on 15 September

On 2 September, Benfica played Nacional at the Estádio da Choupana. They scored their first goal in the 17th minute, adding two more in the second half for their first league win.[50] A delighted Camacho said, "I liked the second half a lot. We were much better altogether."[51] After a two-week international break, Benfica resumed competition against Naval on the 15th. Cristian Rodríguez scored the opener in the 22nd minute, followed by Rui Costa a few minutes later. In the second half, Nuno Gomes scored the third and final goal.[52] Although Camacho was pleased with the win, he was concerned about his team's early performance.[53] Three days later, Benfica visited the San Siro to play Milan. Their opening game in the group stage did not go as planned; they conceded an early goal by Andrea Pirlo, who scored again with an assist by Filippo Inzaghi. Nuno Gomes scored in the 92nd minute of the 2–1 loss.[54] Camacho was philosophical: "You pay for every mistake you make against a side like Milan. I don't blame our lack of experience because we were facing the best team in Europe."[55] On 23 September, Benfica played Braga at the Municipal de Braga; both teams failed to convert several goal opportunities for a scoreless draw.[56] Camacho was unconcerned with the result, since the league race had many matches remaining.[57] Benfica played Estrela da Amadora at the Estádio da Reboleira in the third round of the new League Cup the following Wednesday, winning on penalty kicks and advancing to the next round.[58] September ended with the Derby de Lisboa against Sporting CP. For the second time in a week, Benfica could not break their opponent's defence, conceding their fourth draw of the season.[59] Camacho attributed the result to wasted opportunities: "We only failed in scoring. We had many shots; many were good, but football is like this."[60]

October–November

October began with the club hosting Shakhtar Donetsk in a 1–0 loss to Mircea Lucescu's team on a goal by Jádson.[61] After the game Camacho said, "We played some decent football and although at times we had five, six, seven men in the area, the ball refused to go in."[62] On 7 October, Benfica visited the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa to play União de Leiria. Despite conceding an early goal, the partnership of Cardozo and Nuno Gomes was successful; Gomes scored twice to give Benfica the three points.[63] After a two-week break for international matches, Benfica's season resumed on 20 October with a League Cup match against Vitória de Setúbal. Camacho made many changes in the starting eleven, which nearly cost him the game. A 12th-minute Setúbal goal was not matched until the 94th minute, by Freddy Adu.[64] Despite the near-loss, Camacho said, "I am satisfied with our performance. The players worked well and he had many chances to score."[65] The following Wednesday, Benfica hosted Celtic for matchday three of the Champions League. They continued struggling to convert goal opportunities, hitting the goal post twice in quick succession before finally breaking Celtic's defence with an 87th-minute winning goal by Cardozo.[66] Camacho praised his players for not giving up and staying calm under pressure.[67] On 28 October, Benfica hosted Marítimo for the Primeira Liga. Although Kanú scored first for Marítimo in the eighth minute, Cardozo evened the score ten minutes later. Marítimo had an opportunity to regain the lead when Quim incurred a penalty and was sent off but his replacement, Hans-Jörg Butt, stopped the penalty kick. In the second half, Adu scored the winning goal for ten-men Benfica in the 87th minute.[68] Camacho said about teams like Marítimo, "We have to change our mentality and never relax, because for teams like Marítimo or Vitória de Setúbal, their 'Champions League' is facing Benfica."[69] On the last day of October, Benfica visited the Estádio do Bonfim for their second game against Vitória de Setúbal, and the remodelled team led at half-time. During the second half Setúbal, pushing hard, scored twice to knock Benfica out of the League Cup.[70] Camacho said, "We were eliminated because they were better. It was a fair loss."[71]

Ángel Di María succeeded Simão as number 20.

November's first game was at the Mata Real against Paços de Ferreira. Benfica scored first with a header by Cristian Rodríguez, but Tiago Valente tied the game a few minutes later for Paços. In the 85th minute, Kostas Katsouranis scored Benfica's winning goal with an assist by Rodríguez.[72] To Camacho, the win was "difficult but very important".[73] On 6 November, Benfica played Celtic on the road. In their second game against the team, Benfica lost 1–0 on a goal by Aiden McGeady.[74] With the loss, Benfica was in last place and needed to defeat Milan to remain in the Champions League. Although Camacho was optimistic, he was aware of the high stakes.[75] On 11 November, Benfica hosted Boavista in search of their fourth consecutive win in the Primeira Liga. Cardozo scored in the first half, with Boavista tying the score in the 58th minute. Benfica then scored five goals in the final 40 minutes for a 6–1 win.[76] After the match, Rui Costa said, "We had our fourth consecutive win in the Primeira Liga, and I think we are on the right track."[77] After a third international break, Benfica resumed on the 24th with an away game against Académica. Lito scored first for Académica, but a free kick by Rui Costa tied the game. Académica goalkeeper Ricardo made two errors, allowing Luisão and Adu to score Benfica's second and third goals,[78] and Camacho credited the late win to his players' perseverance and commitment.[79] November ended with a decisive match against Milan. Andrea Pirlo scored for Benfica, but Maxi Pereira's 23rd-minute shot tied the game. Benfica's fate was determined by events in Glasgow, as Celtic defeated Shakhtar Donetsk with an added-time goal.[80] Camacho bemoaned his team's luck: "We're a bit unhappy. For what we did in this competition I think we should have had more of a chance to go through, so for me football has not been fair to Benfica."[81]

December–January

Luisão pressing Tarik Sektioui in the Clássico on 1 December

On 1 December, Benfica played Porto in the Clássico. Ricardo Quaresma took advantage of a 42nd-minute counterattack to dribble past David Luiz and score the winning goal for Porto.[82] It was Benfica's first league loss at Luz since 28 January 2006.[83] Camacho said, "We were inexperienced, failed to retain the ball and allowed counter-attacks."[84] Three days later, Benfica travelled to Donetsk to play Shakhtar in the final match of the Champions League group stage, and Cardozo scored twice in the first 25 minutes to give Benfica the win. The club overtook Shakhtar, finishing third and qualifying for the UEFA Cup,[85] and Camacho was pleased with the result.[86] On 9 December, Benfica began their Portuguese Cup run by hosting Académica. The club won with goals by Luisão and Cardozo; Académica scored a consolation goal after a mistake by Benfica's goalkeeper, Butt.[87] According to Camacho, "We suffered a bit in the second half. Académica's goal complicated things."[88] League play resumed on 15 December, with Benfica commuting to the Estádio do Restelo to face Belenenses. The club failed to stem their hosts' momentum, giving up a 71st-minute goal for their second-straight league loss.[89] Camacho accepted the blame: "When you lose it is always the manager's fault. I failed to pass the message to my players."[90] Benfica ended 2007 by hosting Estrela da Amadora on 20 December, winning 3–0 with all goals scored in the second half.[91] The win placed Benfica seven points behind league leaders Porto, who had their first league loss to Nacional.[92] On 21 December, Benfica participated in the UEFA Cup draw for the round of 32 and was paired with German team 1. FC Nürnberg.[93]

Benfica began the year with a match against Vitória de Setúbal. After trouble penetrating Setúbal's defense, Mantorras scored in the 71st minute. However, Setúbal rallied and tied the game for a point.[94] The result surprised Camacho: "I though we would win. After we scored, we did not retained the ball. A team like Benfica has to do that."[95] Two Benfica players, Luisão and Katsouranis, had a disagreement during the game; they were immediately substituted, and later suspended.[96] On 12 January, Benfica hosted Leixões at the Luz. They struggled to control Leixões, who had the upper hand in a scoreless draw.[97] Camacho was disappointed: "We lacked focus; it's apparent since the Champions League elimination that we do."[98] A week later, Benfica played Feirense in the fifth round of the Portuguese Cup, advancing to the next round on a 52nd-minute goal by Cardozo.[99] Camacho said, "I did not like the game. We are playing differently than we are training. The difference in quality between both teams should have been obvious and it was not."[100] On 26 January, Benfica played Vitória de Guimarães at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques. They scored in the eighth minute, when Cardozo converted a free kick from 30 meters out. Di María assisted Maxi Pereira on a second goal, with Guimarães scoring in the 60th minute. In extra time, Cardozo scored his second goal on a mistake by Nilson.[101]

February–March

February was a busy month for the club. Benfica trailed Porto by 11 points in the Primeira Liga,[102] with crucial European and domestic cup matches between league matches. The first was on 2 February against Nacional. Like past home performances, Benfica failed to score and lost points in another scoreless draw. Camacho tried to explain his team's performance: "We did not lack attitude, but at home, we sometimes feel disturbed, pressured. We played two forwards and we still did not score."[103] He saw his first white handkerchiefs, an action commonly seen as a request for resignation.[104] Benfica regained their feet with a home win against Paços de Ferreira in the Portuguese Cup. An opening goal by Pedrinha in the second minute was answered with an equaliser by Cardozo before half-time. In the second half, Cardozo, Rui Costa and Nuno Assis scored to send Benfica to the quarter-finals.[105] On 14 February, Benfica hosted 1. FC Nürnberg in the first of two games against the German team. Recent acquisition Ariza Makukula scored the only goal in the 43rd minute, a 20-meter strike which fooled goalkeeper Jaromír Blažek.[106] Camacho called the narrow victory important.[107] Three days later, Benfica played Naval at the Municipal José Bento Pessoa. Cristian Rodríguez scored the club's opening goal in the 18th minute, with László Sepsi assisting Nuno Assis on a second goal in the final minute.[108] On 21 February, Benfica played the second leg of their European double-header with Nürnberg. The Bundesliga side scored twice in seven minutes during the second half before Cardozo scored in the 89th minute and Di María tied the game in the 92nd, sending Benfica to the round of 16 with Spanish side Getafe.[109] Camacho said, "Benfica made some defensive errors in the second half that put them in a tough spot. They managed to react and continued their search for goals until they arrived."[110] In domestic-league play, Benfica hosted Braga on 24 January. Braga scored first with a fifth-minute goal by Zé Manel, with Luisão tying the game in the 21sth minute.[111] The draw complicated the league race, with Porto increasing their lead.[112] Camacho said, "Benfica did everything they could win. They tried to score from every way possible, but could not".[113] The club ended the month with a 2–0 victory over Moreirense in the Portuguese Cup, sending them to the semi-finals.[114]

The No Name Boys supporting Benfica at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez on 12 March

Benfica began March competing at three levels: the Primeira Liga, the Portuguese Cup and the UEFA Cup. Their first game was at the Estádio José Alvalade against Sporting CP. Managed by Paulo Bento, the hosts scored the opening goal in the 11th minute with a header by Simon Vukčević. In the 40th minute, Rui Costa's corner kick allowed Cardozo to head in the tying goal.[115] Benfica held second place, five points ahead of Sporting.[116] For Camacho, the result was "very important because we kept our advantage, allowing us to remain in second place".[117] The following Thursday, Benfica hosted Getafe in the UEFA Cup. The match quickly soured for the club when Cardozo was sent off in the ninth minute, and Rubén de la Red scored Getafe's first goal in the 25th minute. During the second half Pablo Hernández added another, and Mantorras scored a 76th-minute consolation goal for Benfica.[118] Camacho said, "We started poorly because Getafe has a good team. With Cardozo's ejection, things got more complicated. In the second half, Benfica was better, the players fought and showed we have a chance to eliminate them."[119] On 9 March, Benfica hosted União de Leiria. They conceded an opening goal in the 42nd minute, scoring two second-half goals in five minutes: one each by Zoro and Cardozo. Serge N'Gal scored a 69th-minute equaliser for the draw.[120] The result had repercussions,[121] as Camacho resigned: "I cannot do anything else to improve this team's performance."[121] His resignation, so late in the season, caught Benfica's management by surprise.[121] They opted to not replace him, nominating his assistant Fernando Chalana as manager.[121] Chalana accepted the challenge: "I am here through thick and thin."[122] His first game as manager was against Getafe on the road on 12 March. Benfica had to score two and allow none to progress; Makukula hit the post in the sixth minute, and Getafe qualified with a 77th-minute goal by Juan Ángel Albín.[123] Four days later, Benfica played Marítimo at Barreiros, with Cardozo scoring his 19th goal of the season in the 26th minute.[124] In the second half, Ytalo scored a 75th-minute equaliser for Marítimo.[125] Chalana said, "We had a great first half. We dominated and honestly I was not expecting Marítimo's goal. I was sad with the way it appeared. We did everything to win."[126] The fourth consecutive draw cost Benfica their lead over Vitória de Guimarães for second place.[127] Back from international break, the club hosted Paços de Ferreira on 30 March in a 4–1 win. At half-time, the score was 1–1, but Cardozo and Rui Costa's second-half goals gave Benfica their first domestic win in March.[128]

April–May

Rui Costa's last game, on 11 May, attracted over 54,000 fans.

As the season wound down, Benfica was battling for a direct qualification for the Champions League with six matches remaining.[129] On 6 April, the club played Boavista on the road. The hosts were undefeated at home since October, but Benfica had an opportunity to gain ground over Vitória de Guimarães (who had lost points hours earlier).[130] Neither team could penetrate the other's defence, despite Boavista's 24th-minute penalty kick, and the game ended in a scoreless draw.[130] Chalana was highly critical of the refereeing: "What happened here was a disgrace."[131] The following Friday, Benfica hosted Académica. In the fourth minute Luisão lost the ball to Miguel Pedro, who scored for Académica. At the 30-minute mark, Markus Berger added another, and in the second half, Luis Aguiar scored a third.[132] It was the fourth time in Benfica's history that they lost by three goals at home, matching their worst result in the Primeira Liga.[133] They had lost 3–0 to Boavista in 1998–99 and 4–1 to Sporting CP in 1938–39 and 1947–48.[133] Chalana was resigned: "There are days like this."[134] With the loss, Benfica had lost 18 points in Luz, was 21 points behind Porto and fell from second to fourth place.[133][135][136] On 16 April, the club visited the Alvalade for the Portuguese Cup semi-finals. Benfica began the game well, with first-half goals by Rui Costa and Nuno Gomes. Sporting mobilized in the second half, scoring three goals in 12 minutes. Rodríguez tied the game for Benfica before Sporting scored two more goals, eliminating Benfica.[137] Chalana attributed the loss to poor refereeing: "We started strong, scored two goals and could have scored a third if the referee had signalled a penalty over Luisão. It would be the 3–0 and would have killed the game."[138] Four days later, Benfica played Porto at the Estádio do Dragão. Lisandro López scored goals in the seventh and 80th minutes to give Porto a 2–0 win, increasing the difference between them to 24 points.[139][140] Despite amassing five out of a possible 15 points since becoming manager and trailing second-place Vitória de Guimarães by four points, Chalana remained hopeful: "Nothing is lost, Benfica will use all their weapons to win the remaining nine points."[140][141] The club's last April match was a 2–0 victory over Belenenses,[142] with Chalana praising his players' performance against "a very good team".[143]

In May, Benfica had two games in which to overcome a four-point deficit. On the fourth, they played Estrela da Amadora away. Benfica never beat Estrela's goalkeeper, Pedro Alves, drawing 0–0 and losing crucial points.[144] Chalana said, "We started the first half somewhat nervous. Not playing our best. However, the second half was different, we did everything to win, created opportunities but the ball just would not go in."[145] The draw left Benfica dependent on others to reach second place; even if they won, Sporting had to lose and Guimarães had to lose or draw.[146][147] On 11 May, the club hosted Vitória de Setúbal. The match, attracting over 54,000 fans for Rui Costa's last game, was a 3–0 Benfica win.[148][149] Sporting and Guimarães also won and Benfica finished fourth, missing a Champions League berth.[150] It was their fifth finish outside the top three after fourth-place finishes in 1939–40, 1940–41 and 2001–02 and a sixth-place finish in 2000–01.[146] Chalana said, "Benfica is very big. We failed to reach our objectives, but nearly sold out the stadium today."[151] The club's season ended with an African tour in which they defeated a team with players from Sal and São Vicente on 17 May and the Angolan national team two days later.[152][153]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Overall record

Competition	Started	First match	Last match	Finished	Record
					G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Source
Primeira Liga	—	18 August 2007	11 May 2008	4th	30	13	13	4	45	21	+24	043.33	[154][155]
Taça de Portugal	Fourth round	9 December 2007	16 April 2008	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	13	7	+6	080.00	[154][155]
Taça da Liga	Third round	26 September 2007	31 October 2007	Fourth round	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	000.00	[154][155]
UEFA Champions League	QR3	14 August 2007	4 December 2007	GS / 3rd	8	4	1	3	8	7	+1	050.00	[154][155]
UEFA Cup	Round of 32	14 February 2008	12 March 2008	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	4	5	−1	025.00	[154][155]
Total					50	22	17	11	73	44	+29	044.00

Primeira Liga

Main article: 2007–08 Primeira Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Sporting CP	30	16	7	7	46	28	+18	55	Qualification to Champions League group stage
3	Vitória de Guimarães	30	15	8	7	35	31	+4	53	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Benfica	30	13	13	4	45	21	+24	52	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Marítimo	30	14	4	12	39	28	+11	46
6	Vitória de Setúbal	30	11	12	7	37	33	+4	45

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	D	W	D	D	D	D	W	D	L	L	W	D	W
Position	6	9	4	3	4	5	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4

Source: FootballPortugal.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Leixões v Benfica

18 August 2007 1	Leixões	1–1	Benfica	Leixões
21:00	Nwoko  90+4'	Report	Petit  89'	Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 12,710 Referee: Jorge Sousa

Benfica v Vitória de Guimarães

25 August 2007 2	Benfica	0–0	Vitória de Guimarães	Lisbon
19:15		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 52,464 Referee: Lucílio Baptista

Nacional v Benfica

2 September 2007 3	Nacional	0–3	Benfica	Funchal
21:15		Report	Cardozo  17', 76' Rui Costa  69'	Stadium: Estádio da Madeira Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bruno Paixão

Benfica v Naval

15 September 2007 4	Benfica	3–0	Naval	Lisbon
21:15	Rodríguez  22' Rui Costa  35' Nuno Gomes  52'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 34,712 Referee: Rui Silva

Braga v Benfica

23 September 2007 5	Braga	0–0	Benfica	Braga
18:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga Attendance: 21,804 Referee: Paulo Costa

Benfica v Sporting CP

29 September 2007 6	Benfica	0–0	Sporting CP	Lisbon
19:15		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,222 Referee: Pedro Henriques

União de Leiria v Benfica

7 October 2007 7	União de Leiria	1–2	Benfica	Leiria
19:15	Cadu  1'	Report	Nuno Gomes  15', 65'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 8,960 Referee: João Ferreira

Benfica v Marítimo

28 October 2007 8	Benfica	2–1	Marítimo	Lisbon
20:45	Cardozo  18' Quim  31' Adu  86'	Report	Kanú  86'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 44,312 Referee: Pedro Proença

Paços de Ferreira v Benfica

3 November 2007 9	Paços de Ferreira	1–2	Benfica	Paços de Ferreira
19:45	Valente  29'	Report	Rodríguez  21' Katsouranis  85'	Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 3,016 Referee: Bruno Paixão

Benfica v Boavista

11 November 2007 10	Benfica	6–1	Boavista	Lisbon
18:00	Cardozo  18' Pereira  62' Rodríguez  66' Silva  80' (o.g.) Nuno Gomes  85', 88' (pen.)	Report	Zé Kalanga  27'  55' Ribeiro  57'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 35,379 Referee: Paulo Paraty

Académica v Benfica

24 November 2007 11	Académica	1–3	Benfica	Coimbra
21:15	Lito  24'	Report	Rui Costa  34' Luisão  86' Adu  90'	Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Attendance: 16,185 Referee: Olegário Benquerença

Benfica v Porto

1 December 2007 12	Benfica	0–1	Porto	Lisbon
19:45		Report	Quaresma  42'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 60,116 Referee: Jorge Sousa

Belenenses v Benfica

15 December 2007 13	Belenenses	1–0	Benfica	Lisbon
19:30	Weldon  70'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Paulo Baptista

Benfica v Estrela da Amadora

20 December 2007 14	Benfica	3–0	Estrela da Amadora	Lisbon
21:15	Rodríguez  52' Cardozo  71' (pen.) Nuno Gomes  90'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 24,823 Referee: Hugo Miguel

Vitória de Setúbal v Benfica

5 January 2008 15	Vitória de Setúbal	1–1	Benfica	Setúbal
19:15	Edinho  88'	Report	Mantorras  71'	Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Paulo Paraty

Benfica v Leixões

12 January 2008 16	Benfica	0–0	Leixões	Lisbon
19:00		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 28,930 Referee: Paulo Costa

Vitória de Guimarães v Benfica

26 January 2008 17	Vitória de Guimarães	1–3	Benfica	Guimarães
21:15	Ghilas  60'	Report	Cardozo  7', 90' Pereira  26'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 25,710 Referee: João Ferreira

Benfica v Nacional

2 February 2008 18	Benfica	0–0	Nacional	Lisbon
21:15		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 31,694 Referee: Olegário Benquerença

Naval v Benfica

17 February 2008 19	Naval	0–2	Benfica	Figueira da Foz
19:15		Report	Rodríguez  19' Nuno Assis  90'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa Attendance: 4,981 Referee: Rui Costa

Benfica v Braga

24 February 2008 20	Benfica	1–1	Braga	Lisbon
20:00	Luisão  20'	Report	Zé Manel  5'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 31,220 Referee: Jorge Sousa

Sporting CP v Benfica

2 March 2008 21	Sporting CP	1–1	Benfica	Lisbon
20:30	Vukčević  11'	Report	Cardozo  40' Nélson  76'	Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Attendance: 40,659 Referee: Paulo Paraty

Benfica v União de Leiria

9 March 2008 22	Benfica	2–2	União de Leiria	Lisbon
18:00	Zoro  51' Cardozo  56'	Report	Paulo César  42' N'Gal  69'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 29,496 Referee: Vasco Santos

Marítimo v Benfica

16 March 2008 23	Marítimo	1–1	Benfica	Funchal
19:00	Ytalo  74'	Report	Cardozo  25'	Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Bruno Paixão

Benfica v Paços de Ferreira

30 March 2008 24	Benfica	4–1	Paços de Ferreira	Lisbon
20:15	Rodríguez  24' Cardozo  69' Rui Costa  75', 85'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 23,772 Referee: Elmano Santos

Boavista v Benfica

6 April 2008 25	Boavista	0–0	Benfica	Porto
19:45		Report		Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 14,341 Referee: Lucílio Baptista

Benfica v Académica

11 April 2008 26	Benfica	0–3	Académica	Lisbon
19:30		Report	Miguel Pedro  4' Berger  31' L. Aguiar  65'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,222 Referee: Paulo Baptista

Porto v Benfica

20 April 2008 27	Porto	2–0	Benfica	Porto
19:30	López  7', 80'	Report	Binya  17'  90'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 50,199 Referee: Bruno Paixão

Benfica v Belenenses

26 April 2008 28	Benfica	2–0	Belenenses	Lisbon
18:45	Luisão  41' Cardozo  65'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 33,047 Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Estrela da Amadora v Benfica

4 May 2008 29	Estrela da Amadora	0–0	Benfica	Lisbon
18:15		Report		Stadium: Estádio da Reboleira Attendance: 3,112 Referee: Pedro Proença

Benfica v Vitória de Setúbal

11 May 2008 30	Benfica	3–0	Vitória de Setúbal	Lisbon
19:15	Katsouranis  25' Cardozo  42' Nuno Gomes  88'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 54,222 Referee: Jorge Sousa

Taça de Portugal

Main article: 2007–08 Taça de Portugal

Benfica v Académica

9 December 2007 Fourth round	Benfica	3–1	Académica	Lisbon
20:45	Luisão  40' Cardozo  45', 80'	Report	Ousmane N'Doye  53'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz

Benfica v Feirense

19 January 2008 Fifth round	Benfica	1–0	Feirense	Lisbon
16:00	Cardozo  51'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bruno Paixão

Benfica v Paços de Ferreira

10 February 2008 Sixth round	Benfica	4–1	Paços de Ferreira	Lisbon
16:00	Cardozo  40' (pen.), 52' (pen.) Rui Costa  77' Nuno Assis  90'	Report	Pedrinha  2' Valente  40'  51'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Augusto Duarte

Benfica v Moreirense

27 February 2008 Quarter-final	Benfica	2–0	Moreirense	Lisbon
19:45	Rui Costa  70' Makukula  87'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 10,494 Referee: Elmano Santos

Sporting CP v Benfica

16 April 2008 Semi-final	Sporting CP	5–3	Benfica	Lisbon
20:30	Djaló  68', 84' Liédson  76' Derlei  79' Vukčević  90+3'	Report	Rui Costa  19' Nuno Gomes  31' Rodríguez  82'	Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Attendance: 37,204 Referee: Jorge Sousa

Taça da Liga

Main article: 2007–08 Taça da Liga

Third round

Estrela da Amadora v Benfica

26 September 2007	Estrela da Amadora	1–1 (4–5 p)	Benfica	Amadora
20:30	Maurício  36'	Report	90+3' (pen.) Adu	Stadium: Estádio José Gomes Referee: Duarte Gomes, Lisboa
	Penalties
	Maurício Mateus Gomes Cardoso Fernando Yoni		Adu Rodríguez Butt Luisão Coentrão Díaz

Fourth round

Benfica v Vitória de Setúbal

21 October 2007 First leg	Benfica	1–1	Vitória de Setúbal	Lisbon
21:00	Adu  90+4'	Report	12' Matheus	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 17,278 Referee: Jorge Sousa

Vitória de Setúbal v Benfica

31 October 2007 Second leg	Vitória de Setúbal	2–1	Benfica	Setúbal
20:45	Matheus  67' Edinho  82'	Report	45' (pen.) Adu	Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Paulo Costa, Porto

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Benfica v Copenhagen

14 August 2007 First leg	Benfica	2–1	Copenhagen	Lisbon
19:45	Rui Costa  25', 85'	Report	Hutchinson  35'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 55,722 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Copenhagen v Benfica

29 August 2007 Second leg	Copenhagen	0–1 (1–3 agg.)	Benfica	Copenhagen
19:45		Report	Katsouranis  17'	Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 39,711 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Milan	6	4	1	1	12	5	+7	13	Advance to knockout stage
2	Celtic	6	3	0	3	5	6	−1	9
3	Benfica	6	2	1	3	5	6	−1	7	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Shakhtar Donetsk	6	2	0	4	6	11	−5	6

Source:

Milan v Benfica

18 September 2007 1	Milan	2–1	Benfica	Milan
20:45	Pirlo  9' Inzaghi  24'	Report	Nuno Gomes  90+2'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 37,929 Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Benfica v Shakhtar Donetsk

3 October 2007 2	Benfica	0–1	Shakhtar Donetsk	Lisbon
20:45		Report	Jádson  42'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 34,647 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Benfica v Celtic

24 October 2007 3	Benfica	1–0	Celtic	Lisbon
20:45	Cardozo  87'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 38,512 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Celtic v Benfica

6 November 2007 4	Celtic	1–0	Benfica	Glasgow
20:45	McGeady  45'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,691 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

Benfica v Milan

28 November 2007 5	Benfica	1–1	Milan	Lisbon
20:45	Pereira  20'	Report	Pirlo  15'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 46,034 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Shakhtar Donetsk v Benfica

4 December 2007 6	Shakhtar Donetsk	1–2	Benfica	Donetsk
20:45	Lucarelli  30' (pen.)	Report	Cardozo  6', 22'	Stadium: RSK Olimpiyskyi Attendance: 24,200 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup

Round of 32

Benfica v 1. FC Nürnberg

14 February 2008 First leg	Benfica	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Lisbon
21:45	Makukula  43'	Report		Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 28,378 Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

1. FC Nürnberg v Benfica

21 February 2008 Second leg	1. FC Nürnberg	2–2 (2–3 agg.)	Benfica	Nuremberg
21:00	Charisteas  59' Saenko  66'	Report	Cardozo  90' Di María  90+2'	Stadium: Frankenstadion Attendance: 42,846 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Round of 16

Benfica v Getafe

6 March 2008 First leg	Benfica	1–2	Getafe	Lisbon
21:30	Cardozo  9' Mantorras  76'	Report	De la Red  25' Hernández  67'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 26,925 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

Getafe v Benfica

12 March 2008 Second leg	Getafe	1–0 (3–1 agg.)	Benfica	Getafe
21:00	Albín  77'	Report		Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Friendlies

Benfica v RM Hamm Benfica

8 July 2007 (2007-07-08)	Benfica	4–0	RM Hamm Benfica	Seixal, Portugal
17:15 CET (UTC+01)	Mantorras  12' Bergessio  15' Dabao  52' Katsouranis  63'	Report		Stadium: Futebol Campus

CFR Cluj v Benfica

21 July 2007 (2007-07-21)	CFR Cluj	2–2	Benfica	Cluj, Romania
19:30 CET (UTC+01)	Dani  48' Semedo  68'	Report	Rui Costa  54' Cardozo  66'	Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Radulescu

Al Ahly v Benfica

29 July 2007 (2007-07-29)	Al Ahly	2–1	Benfica	Cairo, Egypt
19:30 CET (UTC+01)	Mohamed  5' (pen.) Hosni  63'	Report	Nuno Assis  53'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Benfica v Real Betis

3 August 2007 (2007-08-03) Guadiana Trophy	Benfica	0–0	Real Betis	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
19:30 CET (UTC+01)		Report		Stadium: Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo

Benfica v Sporting CP

5 August 2007 (2007-08-05) Guadiana Trophy	Benfica	1–0	Sporting CP	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
19:30 CET (UTC+01)	David Luiz  79'	Report		Stadium: Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo Attendance: 10,000

Benfica v São Vicente and Sal XXI

17 May 2008 (2008-05-17)	Benfica	2–0	São Vicente and Sal XXI	Espargos, Cape Verde
15:30 CET (UTC+01)	Adu  4' Mantorras  90'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Marcelo Leitão Attendance: 8,000

Benfica v Angola

19 May 2008 (2008-05-19)	Benfica	3–2	Angola	Luanda, Angola
15:30 CET (UTC+01)	Rodríguez  2' Job  66' (o.g.) Pereira  71'	Report	Love  26' Amaro  90+3'	Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela Attendance: 15,000

Player statistics

The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Fernando Santos (manager), José António Camacho (manager), Fernando Chalana, (assistant manager and later manager), Jorge Rosário (assistant manager), Pepe Cárcelan (assistant manager), Shéu Han (assistant manager), Bruno Moura (physiotherapist) and Ricardo Santos (scout).[43][122][155][156]

Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 2007–08 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primeira Liga		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Europe[upper-alpha 1]
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		José Moreira	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2^‡	DF		Luís Filipe	32	0	19	0	3	0	2	0	8	0
3^‡	DF		Edcarlos	27	0	16	0	4	0	1	0	6	0
4	DF		Luisão	35	4	19	3	4	1	3	0	9	0
5	DF		Léo	42	0	27	0	3	0	0	0	12	0
6	MF		Petit	26	1	17	1	2	0	0	0	7	0
7^‡	FW		Óscar Cardozo	45	22	29	13	5	5	0	0	11	4
8	DF		Kostas Katsouranis	43	3	27	2	3	0	1	0	12	1
9	FW		Pedro Mantorras	14	1	9	1	2	0	1	0	2	0
10	MF		Rui Costa	45	10	29	5	4	3	0	0	12	2
11	DF		Miguelito	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
12	GK		Quim	44	-39	30	-21	1	-5	1	-1	12	-12
14^‡	MF		Maxi Pereira	36	2	23	2	4	0	1	0	8	0
15	MF		Andrés Díaz	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
16^‡	MF		Fábio Coentrão	7	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
17^‡	DF		Marco Zoro	7	1	2	1	1	0	3	0	1	0
18^‡	MF		Gilles Binya	25	0	16	0	2	0	3	0	4	0
19^‡	FW		Gonzalo Bergessio	9	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
20^‡	MF		Ángel Di María	45	0	26	0	5	0	3	0	11	0
21	FW		Nuno Gomes	36	9	25	7	3	1	0	0	8	1
22	DF		Nélson Marcos	30	0	19	0	4	0	1	0	6	0
23	DF		David Luiz	14	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	4	0
24^‡	GK		Hans-Jörg Butt	7	-6	1	-1	4	-2	2	-3	0	0
25	MF		Nuno Assis	30	2	17	1	4	1	2	0	7	0
26^‡	MF		Cristian Rodríguez	36	7	24	6	2	1	2	0	8	0
27	MF		Yu Dabao	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
28	DF		Miguel Vítor	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30^‡	MF		Freddy Adu	21	5	11	2	3	0	3	3	4	0
32	DF		Romeu Ribeiro	6	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33^‡	DF		László Sepsi	12	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
38^‡	MF		Ariza Makukula	8	2	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	1

1. Includes 8 matches in the Champions League and 4 in the UEFA Cup

Transfers

In

Entry date	Position	Player	From club	Fee	Ref
29 March 2007	LW	Fábio Coentrão	Rio Ave	Undisclosed	[7]
19 May 2007	CB	Marc Zoro	Messina	Free	[8]
30 May 2007	CB	David Luiz	Vitória	Undisclosed	[9]
21 June 2007	ST	Óscar Cardozo	Newell's Old Boys	€9.1M	[10]
22 June 2007	FW	Gonzalo Bergessio	Racing Club	Undisclosed	[11]
29 June 2007	CB	Sreten Sretenović	Rad	Undisclosed	[157]
17 July 2007	GK	Hans-Jörg Butt	Bayer Leverkusen	Free	[158]
27 July 2007	LW	Ángel Di María	Rosario Central	€6M	[159]
27 July 2007	CM	Andrés Díaz	Rosario Central	Free	[159]
30 July 2007	AM	Freddy Adu	Real Salt Lake	€1.9M	[160]
2 August 2007	RB	Luís Filipe	Braga	Undisclosed	[161]
2 August 2007	ST	Jaílson	Corinthians	Undisclosed	[162]
10 August 2007	DM	Gilles Binya	MC Oran	Undisclosed	[163]
26 August 2007	RW	Maxi Pereira	Defensor Sporting	€3M	[164]
30 August 2007	CB	Edcarlos	São Paulo	Undisclosed	[47]
14 January 2008	LB	László Sepsi	Gloria Bistrița	Undisclosed	[165]
30 January 2008	ST	Ariza Makukula	Sevilla	€3.5M	[166]
30 January 2008	CB	Rafik Halliche	NA Hussein Dey	Undisclosed	[167]

In by loan

Entry date	Position	Player	From club	Exit date	Ref
26 August 2007	LW	Cristian Rodríguez	Paris Saint-Germain	30 June 2008	[168]

Out

Entry date	Position	Player	From club	Fee	Ref
18 May 2007	LW	Gustavo Manduca	AEK Athens	Undisclosed	[169]
2 June 2007	CB	Eurípedes Amoreirinha	CFR Cluj	Undisclosed	[170]
5 June 2007	GK	Rui Nereu	Académica	Undisclosed	[171]
11 June 2007	CM	Beto	Sion	Undisclosed	[172]
25 June 2007	ST	Derlei	Dynamo Moscow	Loan return	[13]
1 July 2007	LW	Hélio Roque	AEL	Free	[173]
3 July 2007	AM	Giorgos Karagounis	Panathinaikos	Free	[18]
5 July 2007	FW	Fabrizio Miccoli	Juventus	Loan return	[12]
14 July 2007	RW	Carlitos	Basel	Undisclosed	[174]
26 July 2007	LW	Simão	Atlético Madrid	€20M	[23]
24 August 2007	CB	Anderson	Lyon	€4M	[175]
25 August 2007	ST	Azar Karadas	Brann	Undisclosed	[176]
27 August 2007	CM	Manuel Fernandes	Valencia	€18M	[177]
3 December 2007	AM	Andrei Karyaka	Saturn Ramenskoye	Undisclosed	[178]
11 January 2008	AM	Diego de Souza	Palmeiras	Undisclosed	[179]
6 February 2008	FW	Gonzalo Bergessio	San Lorenzo	Undisclosed	[180]

Out on loan

Entry date	Position	Player	From club	Return date	Ref
5 June 2007	CM	João Coimbra	Nacional	30 June 2008	[181]
2 July 2007	LB	Tiago Gomes	Zagłębie Lubin	30 June 2008	[182]
13 July 2007	GK	Marcelo Moretto	AEK Athens	30 June 2008	[183]
20 July 2007	ST	Marcel	Grêmio	30 June 2008	[184]
20 July 2007	RB	Pedro Correia	Olhanense	30 June 2008	[185]
21 July 2007	RW	Paulo Jorge	Málaga	30 June 2008	[186]
31 July 2007	LW	José Fonte	Crystal Palace	30 June 2008	[187]
2 August 2007	ST	Jaílson	Braga	30 June 2008	[162]
23 August 2007	CB	Sreten Sretenović	Zagłębie Lubin	30 June 2008	[188]
28 August 2007	RW	Manú	AEK Athens	30 June 2008	[189]
31 August 2007	RW	Marco Ferreira	Leicester City	30 June 2008	[190]
1 January 2008	CB	Miguel Vítor	Desportivo das Aves	30 June 2008	[191]
1 January 2008	DM	Romeu Ribeiro	Desportivo das Aves	30 June 2008	[191]
1 January 2008	CB	Yu Dabao	Desportivo das Aves	30 June 2008	[191]
2 January 2008	LB	Miguelito	Braga	30 June 2008	[192]
2 January 2008	LW	Fábio Coentrão	Nacional	30 June 2008	[193]
6 January 2008	CM	Andrés Díaz	Banfield	30 June 2009	[194]
11 January 2008	ST	Marcel	Cruzeiro	30 June 2008	[195]
20 January 2008	RW	Marco Ferreira	Belenenses	30 June 2008	[196]
31 January 2008	CB	Rafik Halliche	Nacional	30 June 2008	[197]

References

Specific

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4. "Vieira: "Vamos investir na equipa"" [Vieira: "We will invest in the team"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
5. "Fernando Santos: "Não me imagino sem Simão"" [Fernando Santos: "I can not see myself without Simão"]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 June 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
6. "Fernando Santos: "Espero que Miccoli fique"" [Fernando Santos: "I hope that Miccoli stays"]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 June 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
7. "Presidente do Rio Ave confirma Coentrão na Luz" [Rio Ave's President confirms Coentrão at Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 April 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
8. "Vieira assume contratação de Zoro" [Vieira confirms signing of Zoro]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 May 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
9. "David Luiz já assinou" [David Luiz has signed]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 May 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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13. "Derlei oficialmente leão" [Derlei officially a Sporting player]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 June 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
14. "Internato no Seixal" [Benfica will stay in Seixal]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 June 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
15. "Tudo pela Champions" [Everything for the Champions League]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 May 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
16. "Arrancou a nova época" [The season has started]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 July 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
17. "Águias já treinaram" [Eagles have started training sessions]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 July 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
18. "Karagounis rescindiu" [Karagounis departs]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 July 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
19. "Anderson reforça desagrado no regresso" [Anderson dissatisfied in return]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 July 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
20. "Anderson suspenso" [Anderson suspended]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 July 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
21. "Águias goleiam equipa do Luxemburgo (4-0)" [Eagles thrash team from Luxembourg (4–0)]. Record (in Portuguese). 8 July 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
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23. "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). SL Benfica (in Portuguese). CMVM. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
24. "Fernando Santos: "Perder Simão seria pesadelo horrível"" [Fernando Santos: "Losing Simão would be a nightmare"]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 July 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
25. "O inevitável adeus de Simão" [The inevitable loss of Simão]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 July 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
26. "Di Maria é o substituto de Simão" [Di María to replace Simão]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 July 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
27. "Al-Ahly-Benfica, 2-1 (Shady 5'', Hossny 65''; Nuno Assis 54'')". Record (in Portuguese). 29 July 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
28. "Benfica-Betis, 0-0". Record (in Portuguese). 3 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
29. "Benfica-Sporting, 1-0 (David Luiz 79'')". Record (in Portuguese). 5 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
30. "Nuno Gomes na vitória frente ao Estrela" [Nuno Gomes in the win against Estrela]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
31. "Luz recebe 3.ª pré-eliminatória da Champions a 14 de Agosto" [Luz will receive third qualifying round of the Champions League at 14 August]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
32. "Santos: "Grande confiança"" [Santos: "Big confidence"]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
33. "Rui Costa breaks København hearts". UEFA.com. 14 August 2007. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
34. "Fernando Santos: "Substituição de Luisão marcou o jogo"" [Fernando Santos: "Luisão exit changed the game"]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
35. "David Moyes confirma Manuel Fernandes" [David Moyes confirms Manuel Fernandes]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
36. "Manuel Fernandes: "Há coisas que não esqueço"" [Manuel Fernandes: "There are things I do not forget"]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
37. "Santos pede reforços" [Santos asks for reinforcements]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
38. "Santos em desvantagem" [Santos in disadvantage]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
39. "Quatro indisponíveis para o Bessa" [Four unavailable to Bessa]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
40. "Leixões-Benfica, 1-1 (Nwoko 90''+4; Petit 89'')". Record (in Portuguese). 18 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
41. "Encarnados confirmam saída de Santos" [Benfica confirms departure of Santos]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
42. "Fernando Santos: "Não saio magoado"" [Fernando Santos: "I am not hurt"]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
43. "José Antonio Camacho é o escolhido" [José Antonio Camacho is the chosen one]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
44. "Camacho: "Estou muito contente"" [Camacho: "I am very happy"]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
45. "Benfica-V. Guimarães, 0-0". Record (in Portuguese). 25 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
46. "SAD confirma reforços à CMVM" [SAD confirms signings to CMVM]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
47. "Edcarlos: "Vou realizar um sonho"" [Edcarlos: "I will make a dream come true"]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
48. "Battling Benfica deny København". UEFA.com. 29 August 2007. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
49. "Liga dos Campeões: Sorteio em directo" [Champions League: Live Draw]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 August 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
50. "Nacional-Benfica, 0-3 (Cardozo 18'', 77'' gp, Rui Costa 69'')". Record (in Portuguese). 3 September 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
51. "Um Óscar para Di María" [An Oscar to Di María]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 3 September 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
52. "Benfica-Naval, 3-0 (Rodríguez 23'', Rui Costa 35'', Nuno Gomes 52'')". Record (in Portuguese). 15 September 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
53. "Camacho: "Não estamos a entrar bem nos jogos"" [Camacho: "We are not starting well"]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 September 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
54. "Holders Milan off to winning start". UEFA.com. 18 September 2007. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
55. "Ancelotti hails one of a kind". UEFA.com. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
56. "Sp. Braga-Benfica, 0-0". Record (in Portuguese). 23 September 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
57. "Camacho: "FC Porto não me preocupa"" [Camacho: "FC Porto does not worry me"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 September 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
58. "E. Amadora-Benfica, 1-1 (Maurício 36''; Adu 90''+3'' gp); 4-5 gp". Record (in Portuguese). 26 September 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
59. "Benfica-Sporting, 0-0". Record (in Portuguese). 29 September 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
60. "Camacho: "Faltou apenas o golo"" [Camacho: "We only lacked in goals"]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 September 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
61. "Shakhtar soar at Benfica's expense". UEFA.com. 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
62. "Lucescu enjoys 'deserved result'". UEFA.com. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
63. "U. Leiria-Benfica, 1-2 (Cadú 2''; Nuno Gomes 16'', 65'')". Record (in Portuguese). 7 October 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
64. "Benfica-V. Setúbal, 1-1 (Freddy Adu 90''+4; Matheus 12'')". Record (in Portuguese). 20 October 2007. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
65. "Camacho: "Estou satisfeito pelo trabalho em campo"" [Camacho: "I am happy with my players work"]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 October 2007. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
66. "Cardozo finally cracks resilient Celtic". UEFA.com. 24 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
67. "Camacho relief as belief pays off". UEFA.com. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
68. "Benfica-Marítimo, 2-1 (Cardozo 18'' g.p. Adu 87''; Kanu 8'')". Record (in Portuguese). 28 October 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
69. "Camacho: "Podíamos ter mais 3-4 golos na Champions"" [Camacho: "We could have scored 3–4 more goals in the Champions League"]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 October 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
70. "V. Setúbal-Benfica, 2-1 (Matheus 67'' e Edinho 83''; Adu 45''+1 g.p.)". Record (in Portuguese). 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
71. "Camacho: "Perdemos bem"" [Camacho: "It was a fair loss"]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 October 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
72. "P. Ferreira-Benfica, 1-2 (Tiago Valente 29''; Cristian Rodríguez 21'', Katsouranis 86'')". Record (in Portuguese). 3 November 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
73. "Camacho: "Importante vitória mas muito sofrida"" [Camacho: "A difficult but important win"]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 October 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
74. "McGeady's Celtic art baffles Benfica". UEFA.com. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
75. "Strachan thrilled by 'fantastic' Celtic". UEFA.com. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
76. "Benfica-Boavista, 6-1 (Cardozo 18'', Pereira 62'', Rodríguez 66''>, R. Silva 79'' pb, N. Gomes 85'' gp e 89''; J. Ribeiro 58'')". Record (in Portuguese). 11 November 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
77. "Rui Costa: "No caminho certo"" [Rui Costa: "We are on the right track"]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 November 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
78. "Académica-Benfica, 1-3 (Lito 24''; Rui Costa 33'', Luisão 87'', Adu 90''+3)". Record (in Portuguese). 24 November 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
79. "Camacho: "Nunca damos o braço a torcer"" [Camacho: "We never gave up"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 October 2007. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
80. "Milan profit from late twist of fate". UEFA.com. 28 November 2007. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
81. "Camacho confounded by Benfica exit". UEFA.com. 28 November 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
82. "Benfica-FC Porto, 0-1 (Quaresma 42'')". Record (in Portuguese). 1 December 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
83. "Invencibilidade acaba" [Invincibility ends]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 December 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
84. "Camacho: "Fomos uma equipa inexperiente"" [Camacho: "We were an inexperient team"]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 December 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
85. "Shakhtar despair at early exit". UEFA.com. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
86. "Missed opportunities torment Lucescu". UEFA.com. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
87. "Benfica-Académica, 3-1 (Luisão 40' e Cardozo 45' e 86'; N'Doye 53')". Record (in Portuguese). 9 December 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
88. "Camacho: "Temos de jogar sempre para ganhar"" [Camacho: "We always have to play to win"]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 December 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
89. "Belenenses-Benfica, 1-0 (Weldon 71')". Record (in Portuguese). 15 December 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
90. "Camacho: "A culpa é sempre do treinador"" [Camacho: "The blame is always from the manager"]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 December 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
91. "Benfica-E. Amadora, 3-0 (Rodríguez 52', Cardozo 70' gp e Nuno Gomes 90')". Record (in Portuguese). 20 December 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
92. "Jesualdo: "Foi um erro grande de Pedro Henriques"" [Jesualdo: "It was a big error from Pedro Henriques"]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 December 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
93. "Sporting-Basileia, Benfica-Nuremberga e W. Bremen-Sp. Braga" [Sporting-Basileia, Benfica-Nuremberga and W. Bremen-Sp. Braga]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 December 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
94. "V. Setúbal-Benfica, 1-1 (Edinho 88'; Mantorras 72')". Record (in Portuguese). 5 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
95. "Camacho: "Pensei que iríamos ganhar"" [Camacho: "I thought we would win"]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
96. "Luisão e Katsouranis suspensos" [Luisão and Katsouranis suspended]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
97. "Benfica-Leixões, 0-0". Record (in Portuguese). 12 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
98. "Camacho: "Falta mentalidade e sorte"" [Camacho: "We lacked mentality and luck"]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
99. "Benfica-Feirense, 1-0 (Cardozo 52')". Record (in Portuguese). 19 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
100. "Camacho: "Jogadores estão um pouco presos"" [Camacho: "The players are a little stuck"]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
101. "V. Guimarães-Benfica, 1-3 (Ghilas 61'; Cardozo 8' e 90'+2 e Maxi 26')". Record (in Portuguese). 26 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
102. "Vieira: "Mesmo a 11 pontos preocupamos muita gente"" [Vieira: "Even at 11 points, we worry people"]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 January 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
103. "Camacho: "A equipa está pouco à vontade"" [Camacho: "The team is little at ease"]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 February 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
104. "Adeptos despedem-se com lenços brancos" [Fans wave goodbye with white handkerchiefs]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 February 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
105. "Benfica-P. Ferreira, 4-1 (Cardozo 41' e 52', Rui Costa 78' e Nuno Assis 90'+1; Pedrinha 2')". Record (in Portuguese). 10 February 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
106. "Unconvincing Benfica lead Nürnberg". UEFA.com. 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
107. "Camacho: "Resultado importante"" [Camacho: "Important result"]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 February 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
108. "Naval-Benfica, 0-2 (Rodríguez 18', Nuno Assis 90'+3)". Record (in Portuguese). 17 February 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
109. "Benfica break Nürnberg hearts". UEFA.com. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
110. "Camacho: "Podíamos ter marcado mais cedo"" [Camacho: "We could have scored earlier"]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 February 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
111. "Benfica-Sp. Braga, 1-1 (Luisão 21'; Zé Manuel 5')". Record (in Portuguese). 24 February 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
112. "O estranho Benfica e não só ..." [The strange case of Benfica and others ...]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 February 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
113. "Camacho: "Fizemos tudo para ganhar"" [Camacho: "We did everything we could to win"]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 February 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
114. "Benfica-Moreirense, 2-0 (Rui Costa 69', Makukula 86')". Record (in Portuguese). 27 February 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
115. "Sporting-Benfica, 1-1 (Vukcevic 11', Cardozo 39')". Record (in Portuguese). 2 March 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
116. "O socorrista da Luz" [The rescuer of Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 March 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
117. "Camacho: "Importante por termos mantido a vantagem"" [Camacho: "Important was keeping our lead"]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 March 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
118. "Getafe claim Benfica scalp". UEFA.com. 6 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
119. "Camacho: "Em Madrid é para ganhar"" [Camacho: "In Madrid we have to win"]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 March 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
120. "Benfica-U. Leiria, 2-2 (Zoro 51', Cardozo 56'; Paulo César 43', N'Gal 70')". Record (in Portuguese). 9 March 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
121. "Camacho demitiu-se" [Camacho resigned]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 March 2008.
122. "Chalana: "Estou no Benfica para o que der e vier"" [Chalana: "I am here through thick and thin"]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 March 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
123. "Albín fires Getafe into last eight". UEFA.com. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
124. "Cardozo a um golo de atingir a meta dos 20" [Cardozo, one goal shy of reaching 20]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 March 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
125. "Marítimo-Benfica, 1-1 (Ytalo 75'; Cardozo 26')". Record (in Portuguese). 16 March 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
126. "Chalana: "Fizemos tudo para ganhar"" [Chalana: "We did everything to win"]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 March 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
127. "Estaca zero" [Back to zero]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 March 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
128. "Benfica-P. Ferreira, 4-1 (Rodríguez 24', Cardozo 69, Rui Costa 75', 85'; Wesley 43' gp)". Record (in Portuguese). 30 March 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
129. "Recuperar estatuto" [Recover momentum]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
130. "Boavista-Benfica, 0-0". Record (in Portuguese). 6 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
131. "Chalana: "Foi uma vergonha o que se passou aqui"" [Chalana: "What happened here was a disgrace"]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
132. "Benfica-Académica, 0-3 (Miguel Pedro 4', Berger 32', Luís Aguiar 65')". Record (in Portuguese). 11 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
133. "Águias igualam pior derrota caseira no Campeonato" [Eagles match worst league loss at home]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
134. "Chalana: "Há dias assim ..."" [Chalana: "There are days like this"]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
135. "Recorde negativo" [Negative record]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
136. "A vitória do leão". Record (in Portuguese). 14 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
137. "Taça de Portugal: Sporting derrota Benfica por 5-3" [Portuguese Cup: Sporting defeats Benfica for 5–3]. Público (in Portuguese). 16 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
138. "Chalana: "Ficou um penálti por marcar"" [Chalana: "A penalty for us was ignored"]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
139. "FC Porto-Benfica, 2-0 (Lisandro 7', 80')". Record (in Portuguese). 20 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
140. "Um Mundo a separá-los" [A world separating them]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
141. "Chalana: "Não vamos deitar a toalha ao chão"" [Chalana: "We will not give up"]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
142. "Benfica-Belenenses, 2-0 (Luisão 41', Cardozo 65')". Record (in Portuguese). 26 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
143. "Chalana: "A vitória é para os benfiquistas"" [Chalana: "The win is for all the fans"]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 April 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
144. "E. Amadora-Benfica, 0-0". Record (in Portuguese). 4 May 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
145. "Chalana: "A bola não quis entrar"" [Chalana: "The ball just would not go in"]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 May 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
146. "Bye bye Champions?". Record (in Portuguese). 5 May 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
147. "Sprint final rumo à Champions" [Final sprint towards the Champions League]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 May 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
148. "Benfica-V. Setúbal, 3-0 (Katsouranis 25', Cardozo 39' e Nuno Gomes 88')". Record (in Portuguese). 11 May 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
149. "Homenagem do povo ao Príncipe" [Tribute from the people to the prince]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 May 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
150. "O adeus de um génio" [The end of a genious]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 May 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
151. "Chalana: "Falhámos os objectivos mas somos grandes"" [Chalana: "We failed our objectives but we are very big"]. Record. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
152. "Águias triunfam (2-0) em Cabo Verde" [Eagles triumph in Cape Verde]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 May 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
153. "Benfica vence em Angola" [Benfica wins in Angola]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 May 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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155. Tovar, Rui. p. 642
156. "Benfica 2007–08". Thefinalball. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
157. "Sretenovic é reforço" [Sretenovic signs]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 June 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
158. "Butt assegurado por 2 épocas" [Butt certain for 2 seasons]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 July 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
159. "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). SL Benfica (in Portuguese). CMVM. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
160. "Acordo de princípio por Freddy Adu chega à CMVM" [Deal agreed for Freddy Adu arrives at CMVM]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 July 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
161. "Luís Filipe troca Braga pela Luz" [Luís Filipe moves from Braga to Luz]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 August 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
162. "Jaílson emprestado pelas águias" [Jaílson loaned by the Eagles]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 August 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
163. "Médio Gilles contratado" [Midfielder Gilles signed]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 August 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
164. "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). SL Benfica (in Portuguese). CMVM. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
165. "Sepsi assina hoje por cinco anos" [Sepsi signs for five years]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
166. "Makukula makes Benfica switch". UEFA.com. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
167. "Halliche assina e ... busca clube" [Halliche signs and ... searches club]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
168. "Futuro de Rodríguez na mesa" [Rodríguez future discussed]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 November 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
169. "SAD confirma Manduca no AEK" [SAD confirms Manduca at AEK]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 May 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
170. "Cluj "fecha" Amoreirinha" [Cluj "lands" Amoreirinha]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 June 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
171. "Rui Nereu reforça Briosa" [Rui Nereu signs with Briosa]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 June 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
172. "Beto vai jogar no FC Sion" [Beto will play at FC Sion]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 June 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
173. "Chipre: Hélio Roque marca em jogo com sete portugueses" [Cyprus: Hélio Roque scores in game with seven Portugueses]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 16 December 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016. O jovem formado no Benfica (The youngster started at Benfica)
174. "Encaixe de 1,5 milhões de euros por Carlitos" [1.5 million euros deal for Carlitos]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 July 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
175. "Comunciado" [Announcement] (PDF). SL Benfica (in Portuguese). CMVM. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
176. "Karadas no Brann" [Karadas signs with Brann]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 August 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
177. "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF) (in Portuguese). CMVM. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
178. "Karyaka vendido ao Saturn" [Karyaka sold to Saturn]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 November 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
179. "Diego Souza no Palmeiras" [Diego Souza signs with Palmeiras]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
180. "Bergessio de saída para o San Lorenzo" [Bergessio leaving for San Lorenzo]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 February 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
181. "João Coimbra ruma à Choupana" [João Coimbra heads off to Choupana]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 June 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
182. "Wlodarczyk boosts Zaglebie bid". UEFA.com. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
183. "Moretto emprestado ao AEK" [Moretto loaned to AEK]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 July 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
184. "Carlos Eduardo por horas" [Carlos Eduardo in hours]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 August 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016. Diego Souza e Marcel, jogadores emprestados pelos encarnados ao clube gaúcho (Diego Souza and Marcel, players loaned by Benfica to Grêmio)
185. "Benfica: Pedro Correia emprestado ao Olhanense" [Pedro Correia loaned to Olhanense]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 20 July 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
186. "Paulo Jorge emprestado ao Málaga" [Paulo Jorge loaned to Málaga]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 July 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
187. "Palace bring in Benfica defender". BBC Sport. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
188. "Sretenovic: "Fui feliz"" [Sretenovic: "I was happy"]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 August 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
189. "Manu vai jogar no AEK de Atenas" [Manu will play at AEK Athens]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 August 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
190. "Leicester recruit Benfica winger". BBC Sport. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
191. "Águia elimina gorduras" [Eagles shed weight]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 December 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
192. "Miguelito makes Braga move". UEFA.com. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
193. "Coentrão já chegou" [Coentrão has arrived]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
194. "Díaz cedido ao Banfield" [Diaz loaned to Banfield]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
195. "Marcel emprestado ao Cruzeiro" [Marcel loaned to Cruzeiro]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
196. "Marco Ferreira convocado" [Marco Ferreira called-up]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
197. "Halliche chega para rejuvenescer plantel" [Halliche arrives to rejuvenate squad]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 February 2008. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

General

• Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica [Benfica Almanac]. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)