Benfica and Porto Draw in Heated Liga Portugal Match

Mourinho sent off as Benfica hold Porto 2-2

Tempers flare in Porto-Benfica match as Mourinho and Otamendi get red cards. Benfica's Leandro Barriero scores late equaliser in 2-2 draw with Porto; Jose Mourinho sent off.

Porto's lead over Benfica remains seven points after 2-2 draw in Liga Portugal...

Benfica's unbeaten run continues - Leandro Barriero's 88th-minute strike rescued a point against Porto. Manager Jose Mourinho wasn't happy, getting sent off in stoppage time.

Benfica were 7 points behind Porto going in, and went behind early. Victor Froholdt slotted home a rebound after Trubin saved his shot.

Jose Mourinho would have called for a reaction in the second half with their unbeaten record at stake, and he got it. 

⏹️ Full-time.#SLBFCP | #LigaPortugalBetclic pic.twitter.com/fl1YwWtU1M

— SL Benfica (@slbenfica_en) March 8, 2026

After two changes, Dodi Lukebakio, on off the bench, hit the woodwork midway through the second half, and the rebound fell kindly to the onrushing Schjelderup, who made no mistake with the finish.

Trubin made crucial saves to keep Benfica in it. And they levelled two minutes from time - Barriero poked home from Franjo Ivanovic's delivery.

Tempers flared as the tackles flew in with the game on the edge, and it was too much for the benched Otamendi as well as Mourinho, both sent off by the referee in the closing stages.

The game ended 2-2, with the seven-point gap still intact from first to third. Sporting, who also drew this weekend, are sandwiched in the middle on 62 points. 

🌟 Man of the Match.#SLBFCP | #LigaPortugalBetclic pic.twitter.com/24w3l0mSFx

— SL Benfica (@slbenfica_en) March 8, 2026