Abeg, gather here make we yan about the Taca da Liga wey dey come up soon as Benfica go clash with Braga for Estadio Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa. This no be just any match oh! E get as e dey hot, skull dey fire as dem go fight for place for final!
Last season, na so Benfica don dey chop Braga like suya, as dem mash dem 3-0 for semifinal of the same Taca last year. Na dem dey lift the League Cup for record eighth time, after dem fit carry Sporting Lisbon hand for penalty. Chai, how dem wey dey shine like star no go want replicate that glory again this season?
But make we no lie, Braga no dey gree make the matter sweet for Abuja. Dem don dey shine some kind light, but to una own, if dem wan shine for this match, dem gats step up. With dem being fifth for the league now after dem gree draw 3-3 with Estrela Amadora last weekend, e no easy at all! They go need work hard to beat the Eagles.
Benfica dey chop time with injuries though, dem don himself dey miss multiple players like Antonio Silva, who just join the injury party last weekend. Even Alexander Bah self dey fight to recover from him own wahala wey don dey for about a year now. But still, as dem dey dey push forward, dem no fit afford to begin the year as dem don end last year.
Last 4 meetings no dey work well for Braga, dem don miss win in all of dem. But e go be disgrace if dem no get at least one point for dis match wey don dey approach. Braga need to turn dem water to wine, wey go make dem have optimism wey dem fit finish Benfica this time.
As dem prepare to embrace the match on January 7, we go dey watch how both sides go perform with their lines up. Benfica dey fit groove plenty moving parts, as dem gatz ensure any absent player no disturb their game flow. This game go sure be kata kata from minute one!
Time dey tick for Benfica to prove say dem fit handle pressure. All eyes go dey on dis match as fans dey expect firework! So, make we carry our popcorn, drink and begin dey sportify as we dey await this Taca da Liga clash!
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