Bayern, Barça, Atlético, Liverpool … So many sharks on the Portuguese coast

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August 26, 2021

Bayern, Barça, Atlético, Liverpool ... So many sharks on the Portuguese coast

The Champions League group stage draw, which took place yesterday in Istanbul, Turkey, will leave Sporting slightly happier than Benfica and especially Porto.

The seeded National Champions will have one of the friendliest (or one of the least unfriendly …) teams in Basket 2, Borussia Dortmund Rafael Guerreiro, Axel Witsel and Norwegian striker Erling Haaland on their way. Yesterday he was named UEFA’s best striker last season. The Dutch from Ajax and the Turks from Besiktas, former athletes Labiad and Valentin Rozier, respectively, close group C.

A theoretically more challenging life would have Benfica in the same group as Bayern Munich, the 2019-20 European champions, and the always intimidating Barcelona, now without Lionel Messi, but with an incarnated former coach at the helm. Ronald Koeman. Dynamo Kiev, the club that has now formed player Benfica Yaremchuk, is the fourth team in Group E.

FC Porto is now immersed in a sea of sharks, along with Atletico Madrid by João Felix, Felipe and Herrera, Liverpool Diogo Jota and Milan by Rafael Leán and Ibrahimovic.

Reissue of historical games

The group stage will be a re-release of past clashes, some of which have made history in Portuguese football.

Benfica and Barcelona, for example, have already faced each other in the European Cup final in the 1960-61 season, in a meeting in which the Eagles won their first European title. The fans will also remember the fight with the Catalans in the 2005-2006 Champions League quarterfinals, in which, after a 0-0 draw at Luza, Barça won 2-0 at the Camp Nou. The match in which the defender of the Moretto-nets deflected a penalty from Ronaldinho.

The games between Benfica and Bayern Munich also recreate clashes that have already occurred twice in the champions’ quarterfinals, in 1975-76 and 2015-16, with the outcome always in favor of the Bavarians. Less well known are the Champions League group stage matches against Dynamo Kiev, with three wins and one loss – in a game in which Rui Aguas broke his leg.

On the other hand, FC Porto and Milan will re-release the 2003 UEFA Super Cup won by the Milanese, as well as two spectacular Champions League group stage matches in 1996-97, culminating in the surprise victory of FC Porto in San Siro and a draw with George Wea head over Jorge Costa in Antas.

In the match against Atletico Madrid, the record is balanced: the Dragons won the round of 16 in 2008-2009 and the group stage in 2009-10, and the Colchonero won the first round of the Cup of Cities with Fairs in 1963-64. and in the group stage of champions in 2013-14.

Much less favorable is the past between Blues and Whites and Liverpool, as the Portuguese side have never beaten the Reds in eight official games (three draws and five defeats).

Less significant is the number of clashes between Sporting and the other three teams in Group C: two defeats in two matches against Borussia Dortmund, two wins in two matches against Ajax, and a win and draw with Besiktas in two matches.

Messi vs. Guardiola. What about CR7?

If FC Porto’s Group B can be seen as a death group as it includes three former European champions and Atletico Madrid, which is a candidate for the lead in the competition, one of the main group stage games will take place in Group A. between Paris Saint-Germain Lionel Messi and Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola, two of the great Barcelona tiki-taka figures.

Cristiano Ronaldo, if he remains at Juventus, will face European champion Chelsea, as well as the more modest Malmo and Zenit. However, the Portuguese player was nominated for … Manchester City.

The start of the group stage of the Champions League is scheduled for September 14-15. The sixth and final trip is scheduled for December 7 and 8. The final, slated for May 28, 2022, will take place at Krestovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Draw result:

Group A: Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Leipzig and Club Brugge;

Group B: Atlético, Liverpool, Porto and Milan;

Group C: SPORT, Borussia Dortmund, Ajax and Besiktas;

Group D: Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Donetsk Shakhtar and Sheriff;

Group E: Bayern Munich, Barcelona, BENFICA and Dynamo Kiev;

Group F: Villarreal, Manchester United, Atalanta and Young Boys

Group G: Lille, Seville, Salzburg and Wolfsburg

Group H: Chelsea, Juventus, Zenit and Malmö.

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

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3 months ago

December 20, 2022

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Portuguese historical films will premiere on 29 December.

Method Media Bermuda will present the documentary FABRIC: Portuguese History in Bermuda on Thursday, December 29 at the Underwater Research Institute of Bermuda.

A spokesperson said: “Method Media is proud to bring Bermuda Fabric: Portugal History to Bermuda for its 5th and 6th showing at the Bermuda Underwater Observatory. In November and December 2019, Cloth: A Portuguese Story in Bermuda had four sold-out screenings. Now that Bermuda has reopened after the pandemic, it’s time to bring the film back for at least two screenings.

“There are tickets Ptix.bm For $ 20 – sessions at 15:30 and 18:00. Both screenings will be followed by a short Q&A session.

Director and producer Milton Raboso says, “FABRIC is a definitive account of the Portuguese community in Bermuda and its 151 years of history, but it also places Bermuda, Acors and Portugal in the world history and the events that have fueled those 151 years.

“It took more than 10 years to implement FABRIC. The film was supported by the Minister of Culture, the Government of the Azores and private donors.

“Bermuda Media Method [MMB] Created in 2011 by producer Milton Raposo. MMB has created content for a wide range of clients: Bermuda’s new hospital renovation, reinsurance, travel campaigns, international sports and more. MMB pays special attention to artistic, cultural and historical content.

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS ‘There will be room’

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December 20, 2022

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CRISTANO RONALDO CAN MAKE UP A GIANT IN CARIOCA AND PORTUGUESE TECHNICIAN SAYS 'There will be room'

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

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December 19, 2022

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Maestro de Braga is the first Portuguese in the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba.

Maestro Filipe Cunha, Artistic Director of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Braga, has been invited to conduct the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra, as announced today.

According to a statement sent by O MINHO, “he will be the first Portuguese conductor to conduct this orchestra in its entire history.”

In addition to this orchestra, the maestro will also work with the Lyceo Mozarteum de la Habana Symphony Orchestra.

The concerts will take place on 4 and 12 March 2023 at the National Theater of Cuba in Havana.

In the words of the maestro, quoted in the statement, “these will be very beautiful concerts with difficult but very complex pieces” and therefore he feels “very motivated”.

From the very beginning, Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 will be performed by an Italian pianist (Luigi Borzillo), whom the maestro wants to bring to Portugal later this year. In the same concert, Mendelshon’s First Symphony will be performed.

Then, at the second concert, in the company of the Mexican clarinetist Angel Zedillo, he will perform the Louis Sfora Concerto No. 2. In this concert, the maestro also conducts Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

“This is an international recognition of my work. An invitation that I accept with humility and great responsibility. I was surprised to learn that I would be the first Portuguese member of the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. This is a very great honor,” the maestro said in a statement.

“I take with me the name of the city of Braga and Portugal with all the responsibility that goes with it, and I hope to do a good job there, leaving a good image and putting on great concerts. These will be very special concerts because, in addition to performing pieces that I love, especially Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky, I will be directing two wonderful soloists who are also my friends. It will be very beautiful,” concludes Filipe Cunha.

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