Champions: the 38th league title is ours!!!

Benfica-Santa Clara, game from matchday 34 of the Liga Bwin at Estádio da Luz.

KEY MOMENTS

90'+4' IT'S OVER! CHAMPIONS! BENFICA WINS 38TH NATIONAL TITLE!!! Victory by 3-0 over Santa Clara confirms the Glorioso as the winner of Liga Bwin 2022/23, with 87 points, in a season where they led the competition from the first to the last round.

90'+1' Adriano sees the yellow card after fouling João Neves.

90' Added time: three minutes.

88' Substitutions at Benfica: Odysseas out, Samuel Soares out.

86' Official: 64 012 spectators at Estádio da Luz! It is the best attendance of the season!

84' Substitutions for Santa Clara.

74' Substitutions for Santa Clara: Pierre Sagna and Andrezinho come off, Diogo Calila and Allano Lima come on.

72' Substitutions for Benfica: Bah and Florentino out, Gilberto and Chiquinho in.

70' Double save from Odysseas blocking the shots from Ricardinho and Andrezinho, on the rebound.

68' Substitutions for Benfica: Rafa and Musa come off, Neres and Musa on.

61' Grimaldo gets yellow card for taking off his jersey in celebration.

GOAL: 3-0

60' 3-0. GOAL! BENFICA! GRIMALDO! The left-back shoots hard, Gabriel Batista touches the ball, but he can't prevent the goal. Ball in the net!

59' CONFIRMED: PENALTY KICK!

58' Rui Costa doesn't award a penalty kick, but is alerted by VAR...

57' Polemic play in the Santa Clara penalty box... Adriano clears the ball with his left arm...

55' Rafa! Ball reception and shot in the penalty area, with the ball hitting Igor Nogueira's body.

46' The second half begins. Come on, Benfica!

46'Substitution for Santa Clara at the start of the second half: Bruno Almeida in, Kento Misao out.

45' Ends the first half at Estádio da Luz. Benfica win 2-0.

40' MT shoots with his right foot, from half a distance, and Odysseas makes a save.

GOAL: 2-0

28' 2-0. GOAL! BENFICA! RAFA! High speed play, with successive combinations between Rafa and João Mário, with the first taking the shot with his right foot, already inside the box, and beating the Santa Clara goalkeeper. BEAUTIFUL!

14' Gonçalo Ramos breaks away with the ball and shoots with his left foot near the edge of the Azorean penalty box. The ball goes over the bar.

GOAL: 1-0

7' 1-0. GOAL! BENFICA! GONÇALO RAMOS! Bah receives the ball on the right, crosses to the edge of the goal area, and Gonçalo Ramos opened the scoring at Estádio da Luz with a header.

1'The match starts at Estádio da Luz! Come on Benfica!

🔴⚪ Todos os caminhos vão dar à 𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐋! 🦅#EuAmoOBenfica • #SLBCDSC pic.twitter.com/n0t6Ze1tt8

— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) May 27, 2023

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