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Benfica Podcast - Talking to the Doll

Alfredo Fumacasbenficapodcast.com
An English Podcast about Sport Lisboa e Benfica. News, Game recaps, game previews and opinion.
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Episodes

Episode 442 - Here comes April

On this week's podcast... We recap the win against Estoril, discuss Rafa's non-celebration, then we get into the UCL draw that matched up Benfica against Liverpool. Lastly, we look ahead to an extremely busy month of April for Benfica.

Mar 23, 20221 hr 9 min

Episode 441 - We have a dream

In this week's podcast.... We invited Dave Rodrigues from Howtocookstuff on IG and TikTok to help us breakdown the Vizela game, and the Ajax game. While at it we got to learn a little bit about Dave and his social media presence.

Mar 17, 20221 hr 48 min

Episode 440 - Tangents r Us

On this week's podcast.... We recap the Portimonense game, go off on a tangent, look ahead to Vizela, go off on a tangent, preview the Ajax game and go off on a tangent.

Mar 09, 20221 hr 33 min

Episode 439 - Clean Sheet

On this week's podcast... We look back at Benfica's tie against Ajax, the clean sheet against Guimaraes, and look ahead to Portimonense. Somewhere in the middle - Vlachodimos, Joao Mario, Yaremchuck,

Mar 02, 20221 hr 17 min

Episode 438 - 45 on, 45 off

On this week's podcast... We recap another implosion in the game against Boavista, look ahead for the restart of the UCL against Ajax, and Guimaraes for the Bwin.

Feb 23, 20221 hr

Episode 437 - Darwin's Theory

On this week's podcast.... We discuss Benfica's 2 win in a row against Santa Clara, look ahead to Boavista, and discuss many other topics

Feb 16, 20221 hr 30 min

Episode 434 - Looking for positives

On this week's podcast.... We recap both the Arouca and Boavista games, and look ahead to the League Cup final against Sporting.

Jan 27, 20221 hr 30 min

Episode 432 - At the turn

On this week's podcast...Timo pitches in for the the missing Oliveiras, as we recap the P. Ferreira game, which closed out the first round, look ahead to Moreirense, and discuss the possible topics of Rui Costas' TV appearance on Wednesday night.

Jan 12, 20221 hr 26 min

Episode 431 - The Hugger

On this week's podcast....The second match at the dragao had a similar result, but with some slight changes, we discuss pre-game happenings, lineup choices, coaching miscues, and silver linings. Lastly we look ahead to P Ferreira at the Luz this weekend.

Jan 05, 20221 hr 30 min

Episode 430 - JJ has left the building

On this week's podcast...JJ and Benfica reached an agreement for him to step down. After a year and a half the JJ experiment has come to an end. We discuss the timeline, starting with the post match lockeroom discussion to the presser where hugs happened. We also discussed the elimination of the Portuguese Cup with the embarrassing loss at the dragao, and looked ahead in a more positive light to the repeat for the league again at the dragao,

Dec 29, 20211 hr 33 min

Episode 429 - Belly Full

On this week's podcast.. We look back at the Covilha and the Maritimo games, and preview the match up against porto for the Portuguese Cup. Merry Christmas to all our followers, and listeners.

Dec 22, 20211 hr 33 min

Episode 428 - Round of 16, here we come

On this week's podcast.. We open up the podcast by discussing Benfica's qualifying for the next round of the UCL, we discuss the draw fiasco, and the match up against Ajax. Next we recap the game against Famalicao, and look ahead to the league cup match against Covilha, and Bwin clash versus Maritimo.

Dec 15, 20211 hr 25 min

Episode 427 - Outcoached, Outplayed, Out JJ

On this week's podcast.... We look back at the derby, where we were outcoached, outplayed, and out everything else. We also look ahead to Kiev, and Famalicao, in a month of December that can change the direction of the season.

Dec 08, 20211 hr 25 min

Episode 426 - Innocent Bystanders

On this episode.... We look back at what could very well be one of the darkest days in Portuguese football. The match against B-Sad should have never been played, the league failed to intervene, and Benfica sees themselves involved in a moment where they did nothing but what it was required by the leagues rules - show up and play. We also discuss the Portuguese Cup drawing that will see us travel north and play the locals, a week before the regular league fixture. Lastly we look ahead to this se...

Dec 01, 20211 hr 4 min

Episode 425 - Still Alive

On this week's podcast... We start off by looking back at Benfica's Portuguese Cup game against P. Ferreira, then turn our attention to match day 5 of the UCL versus Barcelona, and finish up by looking ahead to B-sad match up this weekend.

Nov 24, 20211 hr 17 min

Episode 424 - Curling past Braga

On this week's podcast... We welcome Steve and April Seixeiro who are Portugal's representatives in mixed doubles curling. We learn about the sport, find out how Steve and April got into the sport, and representing Portugal, and look ahead to some of the upcoming competitions and their goals. On the second half of the podcast we discuss Benfica's win against Braga, after a week that several media outlets falsely reported issues in the locker room.

Nov 12, 20211 hr 2 min

Episode 423 - What's going on?

On this week's podcast... We recap the Guimaraes, Estoril, and Bayern games, discuss what is going on with the team, and look ahead to Braga.

Nov 04, 20211 hr 34 min

Episode 422 - Leaving it late

On this week's podcast.. After a week's absence we have a lot of catching up to do. Trofense, Bayern, and Vizela recaps. and a look ahead to Guimaraes and Estoril.

Oct 27, 20211 hr 33 min

Episode 421 - High and Low

From the heights of cloud 9 after the win against Barcelona, to the depths of the southern Portugal with the first loss against Portimonense. We recap both games, and discuss the upcoming elections

Oct 06, 20211 hr 25 min

Episode 420 - Double Chuk

On this week's podcast... We look back at Benfica's win versus Vitoria S.C., look ahead to Barcelona, and Portimonense.

Sep 29, 20211 hr 15 min

Episode 419 - Déjà vu averted

On this week's episode..... 6 games, 6 wins a start that we would have to go back to the 82/83 season to match. We look back at the Boavista game, coincidentally the same round fixture that derailed our perfect start last season and that started the downward spiral. We try to explain the extraordinary general assembly, look ahead to Guimaraes, and answer your questions from the chat.

Sep 24, 20211 hr 26 min

Episode 418 - Efficiency Out of Balance

On this week's podcast... After international break Benfica was back in action, we break down the win in Ponta Delgada, and the stalemate in Kiev in matchday 1 for the UCL. Lastly, we look ahead to Boavista.

Sep 15, 20211 hr 14 min

Episode 417 - Unbeaten August

On this week's podcast... August is behind us and with it a UCL spot, sole first place in the Liga Bwin, and the close of the transfer window. We recap another nerve wracking game against Tondela, in which an unlikely hero emerged, discuss the UCL draw, that paired us against Bayern, Barcelona, and Dynamo Kiev, and discuss the closing of the transfer window.

Sep 01, 20211 hr 6 min

Episode 416 - Mission Accomplished

On this week's podcast....Always good to come and talk Benfica after an important moment. We discuss Benfica's PSV fixture, the first leg, and the suffered second leg, we also recap the Gil Vicente game, discuss ins and outs, and look ahead to Tondela this coming weekend

Aug 25, 20211 hr 17 min

Episode 415 - Plowing through August

On this week's episode... After taking a week off last week off, we got a lot to cover. We start off with recapping the Moreirense, SPartak, and Arouca games. We then turn our attention to the UCL qualifier against PSV, and look ahead to Benfica's match against Gil Vicente

Aug 18, 20211 hr 27 min

Episode 414 - On the right foot

On this week's podcast... Benfica officially opens up their season with a pre-qualifier match against Spartak Moskow. We recap Benfica's win in Russia, discuss Rui Costas' first public interview after stepping up to president, look ahead to Liga Bwin debut this weekend against Moreirense, and discuss Benfica's latest signing Roman Yaremchuck

Aug 05, 20211 hr 23 min
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