BENFICA vs. RIO AVE Live FREE Stream Online: 2014 Portugal Liga Table, Live Coverage from Lisbon, Projected Lineups and TACTICAL PREVIEW

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Two clubs in the top half of the Portugal Liga table will do battle today in a league match between Benfica and Rio Ave. The first-division clash scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Stadio da Luz in Lisbon and can be live streamed here.

What They're Saying

Benfica manager Jorge Jesus (via BBC): "I don't know the criteria used for this choice [of the FIFA 2014 Coach of the Year shortlist]. If I did, I would have a better-informed opinion, but I have noticed that there are some on the list who achieved less than I did. I couldn't help looking to see what some of them did not win. If you ask whether I wanted to be there, then I would say yes. It would have been a recognition of my work."

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Benfica's Anderson Talisca has been in scintillating form this season. In eight league appearances, the 20-year-old has seven goals.

Benfica's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Artur; Maxi Pereira, Luisão, Lisandro, Eliseu; Samaris, Salvio, Enzo Pérez, Gaitán; Talisca, Jonas

Rio Ave's Projected Lineup (4-2-1-3): Cassio; Pinto, Gouano, Marcelo, Lopes; Tarantini, Wakaso; Lopes; Del Valle, Goncalves, Ukra

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).

Standings

  Rnk   Team MP W D L GF GA +/- Pts  
  1   Benfica 8 6 1 1 20 6 14 19  
  2   FC Porto 8 5 3 0 15 3 12 18  
  3   Vitória Guimarães 8 5 2 1 15 7 8 17  
  4   Sporting CP 8 4 4 0 17 6 11 16  
  5   Rio Ave FC 8 4 2 2 16 9 7 14  
  6   Sporting Braga 8 4 2 2 12 6 6 14  
  7   FC Paços de Ferreira 8 4 2 2 10 8 2 14  
  8   Belenenses 8 4 2 2 11 10 1 14  
  9   CS Marítimo 8 4 0 4 14 12 2 12  
  10   Moreirense 8 2 4 2 5 7 -2 10  
  11   CD Nacional 8 2 2 4 6 9 -3 8  
  12   Vitória Setúbal 8 2 2 4 6 12 -6 8  
  13   Académica Coimbra 8 1 4 3 6 8 -2 7  
  14   Boavista FC 8 2 1 5 5 15 -10 7  
  15   Arouca 8 2 1 5 4 15 -11 7  
  16   GD Estoril Praia 8 1 3 4 11 17 -6 6  
  17   FC Penafiel 8 1 1 6 5 16 -11 4  
  18   Gil Vicente FC 8 0 2 6 6 18 -12 2

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