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"Why Benfica fans are the secret winners of the evening

Lisbon's fans yesterday brought the Estadio de la Luz to burn and our hearts to melt. While the first half had feared the worst.

And so he went into the evening sky of Lisbon, the Giant Eagle Vitoria. The wings spread, carried by voices from 60,000 throats, who pushed the AHS and OHS from Benfica Club song in the air like there was no tomorrow more. Champions League. Quarter-finals. 0:1-residue and the great goal in mind. The impossible. To belong to the top four in Europe. The damn Guttmann curse to defeat. This dream was tangible at this moment, at 19:44 pm local time. Vitoria, the heraldic animal of Benfica was there equal two times at the stadium: the real Federtier circled through the round and was the center of a powerful choreography at the same time.

A sponsored Choreo?

And prangte but also the slogan of a sporting goods manufacturer in huge letters of the choreography. All in. Pure coincidence? Or a case of sin from the commercial hell? Speculation was prompt, yet nobody knows a reliable answer. And that is why the question hovering over all: what should we make of these fans of Benfica for now?

You should love it. Apply to hands. With the panacea of eternal rejuvenation spray over. They never stop singing. They whipped their team up to the 1:2 by Thomas Müller to the front, but what they did then in the face of secure retirement is more spectacular than any goal. 

The spark that inflamed the round

Because it took in spite of the 1:2-residue, in spite of the cool ball attachment of FC Bayern only a spark of the lawn to fully ignite the wide round. And so was the 2:2-compensation by the Brazilian Talisca and the neutral fan offered an inferno in the stands. The fans sang, danced, clapped and wallowed to the frustration of the underdogs from the soul. You kissed her slave husband, cursed the God of football and opened their hearts. Among them: Benfica coach Rui Vitória. Fresh relegated to the grandstand, tears close, entwined, Yes, almost eaten up by the fans. A moment that showed what love comes from the appendix from Benfica.

Real love

It is independent of the result. By name. Errors or brilliant moments. It is in the people who fill the ranks with their passion. The club that make into a magical creature. They even brought overpowering FC Bayern to the wavering. Well after the final whistle they were thousands still in the stadium, the Bayern players celebrated with their also respectable loud fans. But the Benfica supporters sang just keep. As this night would never end. As she never wanted to wake up from the dream. Because tomorrow is waiting for work. The boss. The whole damn shit.

We will miss Benfica. The fire from the ranks. The mighty Eagle Vitoria. And the Estádio da Luz. La Catedral and their disciples. Because what happens there is unique."

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(traduzido de Alemão para Inglês no Translito.com)

(tentei a tradução para Português, mas o texto ficava sem sentido)