Primeira Liga (Week 20) : Sporting and Benfica play out 1-1 draw
PORTUGAL, Feb. 8, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 20: The match between actual leader Benfica and Sporting Lisbon ended in a frustrating 1-1 draw on Sunday.
No goals in the first half and one each in the second, Jefferson ('87) for Sporting Lisbon, Jardel ('90) for Benfica.
SL Benfica remains in first place with 50 points from 20 games, a 4-point lead over runner-up FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of February 8, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 9 | 36 | 50 |
| 2 | Porto | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 10 | 39 | 46 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 16 | 23 | 43 |
| 4 | Braga | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 37 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 36 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Nacional | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 25 |
| 10 | Estoril | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 24 |
| 12 | Moreirense | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Vitoria Setubal | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 19 |
| 14 | Boavista | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 34 | -19 | 19 |
| 15 | Arouca | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 16 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 20 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 14 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 35 | -19 | 14 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 38 | -23 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Penafiel 0-4 Sporting Lisbon (4 Oct.)
- Previous game:Arouca 1-3 Sporting Lisbon (1 Feb.)
- Next game:Belenenses - Sporting Lisbon (14 Feb.)
SL Benfica
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Setubal 0-5 Benfica (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Benfica 3-0 Boavista (31 Jan.)
- Next game:Benfica - Vitoria Setubal (15 Feb.)
Sporting Lisbon
1:1
Benfica
1:1 (0:0)
- 8 February 2015
- 20:00
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 50 |
| 2 |  Porto | 46 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 43 |
| 4 |  Braga | 37 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 36 |
Week 20 Results
| Saturday 7 February 2015 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 0-2 | Porto | |
| Sunday 8 February 2015 | ||||
 | Arouca | 3-3 | Nacional |  |
 | Maritimo | 1-2 | Gil Vicente |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 0-0 | Académica Coimbra |  |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 2-1 | Penafiel |  |
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 0-1 | Belenenses |  |
 | Estoril | 0-2 | Braga | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 1-1 | Benfica | |
| Monday 9 February 2015 | ||||
 | Boavista | 20:00 | Rio Ave |  |