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The latest PortuGOAL podcast takes a look back at the explosive FC Porto versus Benfica classico of last weekend, replete with tension and talking points on and off the pitch. The phenomenon that goes by the name of Jose Mourinho is analysed, as well as discussing the superb form of Ronaldo and Nani.

In the latest PortuGOAL podcast we look at the reasons behind Benfica's wave of success, before turning our attention to the Big Three's coaches. How much credit does Jorge Jesus deserve for the Eagles' triumphant season? Did Porto make a good appointment in Julen Lopetegui? How big a blow would it be for Sporting to lose Leonardo Jardim? Vasco Mota Pereira and Tom Kundert try to come up with some answers.

It was joy for Benfica in the Europa League last night, as two Rodrigo goals gave the Eagles a 2-0 win over AZ Alkmaar to set up a mouth-watering semi-final against Juventus. Porto, on the other hand, crashed out after being beaten 4-1 at Sevilla. And can Sporting maintain their momentum with new challenges next season? Vasco Mota Pereira and Tom Kundert attempt to make some sense of it all in the latest PortuGOAL podcast.

In a bite-sized podcast Vasco Mota Pereira and Tom Kundert discuss the clássico between FC Porto and Benfica on 26 March 2014, which saw the Dragons earn a narrow advantage in the first leg of the Portuguese Cup semi-final.

In another packed show, Vasco Mota Pereira and Tom Kundert discuss Paulo Fonseca's dismissal from FC Porto, and look ahead to three exciting matches coming up: Sporting v Porto in the Liga, and Spurs-Benfica and Porto-Napoli in the Europa League. We also talk about the remarkable crop of high quality young Portuguese players coming through the ranks.

In a bumper podcast PortuGOAL takes an in-depth look at the crisis at FC Porto. Or is it really a crisis? Vasco Mota Pereira analyses the situation at the Dragao. We also discuss the goings-on at Braga and Pacos de Ferreira, Sporting's youth and Benfica's impressive run before asking: is Portuguese football entering a new cycle?

In today's PortuGOAL podcast Vasco Mota Pereira and Tom Kundert analyse Benfica's ruthless dispatching of Sporting in the Lisbon derby on Tuesday night, we wax lyrical about Enzo Peréz and we ask: can anyone stop Benfica lifting the 2013/14 championship title?

In the latest PortuGOAL podcast we discuss how the transfer activity this January - namely Lucho González's departure and Ricardo Quaresma's entrance at Porto, and Matic's departure from Benfica - will affect the rest of the season for Portugal's top clubs.

In the latest PortuGOAL podcast we analyse the three big matches in the Liga ZON Sagres this weekend, at the end of which Benfica sit atop the table, although the three grandes are separated by just three points at the halfway stage of the season.

The first PortuGOAL podcast of 2014 is dedicated to club football. Vasco Mota Pereira and Tom Kundert first glance back at that moment in 2013, then analyse what lies in store for Portugal's biggest club sides in 2014.

The PortuGOAL podcast is back. Nathan Motz and Tom Kundert look back on Portugal's World Cup qualifying camapaign and the prospects for Paulo Bento's men in next summer's tournament in Brazil.

The PortuGOAL vodcast is back! The embryonic 2013/14 season has already thrown up some spectacular and dramatic action in Portugal. Vasco Mota Pereira and Tom Kundert take a look at the early season indicators for FC Porto, Braga, Sporting and Benfica, before speculating on what might happen in tomorrow's Lisbon derby.

It’s Lisbon derby weekend and that means the PortuGOAL vodcast is back. Vasco Mota Pereira and Tom Kundert take a look at Sporting and Benfica ahead of the big clash at the Estádio da Luz on Sunday. With speculation surrounding the future of the coaches at all four of Portugal’s biggest club, we attempt to second-guess whether Jorge Jesus (Benfica), Vítor Pereira (FC Porto), Jesualdo Ferreira (Sporting) and José Peseiro (Braga) will be in their current positions at the start of 2013/14.

Benfica host Newcastle United at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon tomorrow in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals. The latest PortuGOAL podcast takes an in-depth look at the match.

The PortuGOAL vodcast is back! In our latest show we attribute our Best Goalkeeper, Best Defender, Best Midfielder and Best Striker awards for the first half of the 2012/13 season. We then take a look at the winter transfer window in Portugal, before dedicating the rest of the show to the Seleçao ahead of Wednesday's Portugal v Ecuador friendly.

In the latest PortuGOAL podinho Tom Kundert and Ben Shave run through some of the talking points from a Clássico that surely had as manic a start as any other in the long history of this fixture.

The latest PortuGOAL Portuguese football show is dedicated exclusively to this Sunday's massive game at the Estádio da Luz.

In a special PortuGOAL vodcast, the crew look back over the highlights and lowlights of the calender year 2012 in terms of Portuguese football. Euro 2012, Porto's title triumph and José Mourinho leading Real Madrid to La Liga triumph over Barcelona are just some of the subjects discussed in a bumper Christmas edition.

The PortuGOAL panel discusses Benfica's 3-1 win at Sporting and takes an in-depth look at what is turning into a fascinating title race between FC Porto and Benfica in Portugal

In our inaugural vodcast the PortuGOAL team looks at the performances of the six Portuguese clubs in the Champions League and Europa League group stages in the 2012-2013 season