Adu impact
Gomes came close with another header in the 70th minute, before Freddy Adu was introduced by Camacho in the 78th minute and almost made an immediate impact. The American forced Helton into a fine diving save with an excellent snap-shot from outside the area. With ten minutes left Petit tried his luck from distance and his effort flew just over the bar.
Without playing an extraordinary match, when push came to shove, Porto came out of it with flying colours and, once again, continued their hex over Benfica. As for the Eagles, Benfica cannot be faulted for lack of effort, but as Rui Costa said after the match, “we have to learn to play more with our heads instead of just with our heart.”