Overview
- Benfica recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Estádio da Luz, with Andreas Schjelderup and Leandro Barreiro scoring late to level the match.
- A confrontation erupted after Barreiro’s equaliser, and José Mourinho was sent off for allegedly kicking a ball toward Porto’s bench, a charge he denies by saying it was aimed for the stands.
- Porto assistant coach Luis ‘Lucho’ González was also dismissed following the exchange, and Mourinho said González repeatedly called him a “traitor.”
- Reports from the closing minutes noted a projectile struck Porto’s Pepê, and Nicolás Otamendi received a later red card from the bench.
- The result leaves Porto atop the table with Benfica seven points back, and Mourinho acknowledged the gap will be difficult to overturn despite 27 points still available.