Benfica blow away brave Gil Vicente 5-1 thanks to late flurry of goals

A hugely enjoyable game was played out in the Portuguese capital tonight where Benfica’s 5-1 triumph does not reflect how tightly fought the match was.

Gil Vicente took an early lead through Félix Correia, but the hosts quickly turned it around thanks to goals from Nico Otamendi and Kerem Aktürkoglu.

Most of the 60,000 crowd surely expected Benfica to hammer home their advantage, but nearly an hour passed before the next goal was scored with Benfica dominating but Gil refusing to...