Guimarães at the Dragão stadium.

By Samuel On Dec 4, 2025

The derby is drawing ever closer, and it’s decision day between FC Porto and V. Guimarães at the Dragão stadium.

The Benfica-Sporting match is almost here, and this Thursday is press conference day to preview the “eternal derby”.

Rui Borges (12:30 pm) and José Mourinho (2:00 pm) will speak to journalists, and you can find out everything they said through Maisfutebol .

But it’s also a day for football, with FC Porto and V. Guimarães facing off in a rescheduled League Cup quarter-final match at 8:15 pm at the Estádio do Dragão: whoever wins will advance to the semi=finals, where they will compete with Sporting for a place in the final.

Also noteworthy is the Manchester United-West Ham Premier League match, which pits Ruben Amorim against Nuno Espírito Santo.

There are also points of interest in handball and futsal, where Sporting’s teams play in their respective Champions Leagues.

THE ESSENTIALS FOR THIS THURSDAY

League Cup, postponed quarter-final match:

FC Porto – Vitória de Guimarães, 20:15 (SportTV1).

Italian Cup, Round of 16:

Bologna – Parma, 17:00 (SportTV2).

Spanish Cup, 2nd round:

Atlético Baleares – Espanyol, 18:00

Ávila – Rayo Vallecano, 18:00

Cartagena – Valencia, 8:00 PM

Sant Andreu – Celta de Vigo, 20:00

Extremadura – Seville, 8:00 PM.

English League, Matchday 14:

Manchester United – West Ham, 20:00 (DAZN1).

Sporting press conference , previewing the game against Benfica (12:30 pm)

Benfica press conference , previewing the game against Sporting (2:00 PM)

16th Summit of Presidents of the Portuguese Professional Football League , at the Arena Liga Portugal Building auditorium, in Porto, at 10:00 AM

HANDBALL

Champions League, group stage, matchday 10:

Group A:

Kolstad Håndball, Nor – Füchse Berlin, Ale, 17:45

Veszprem, Hun – Sporting, Por, 17:45

Nantes, Fra – Kielce, Pol, 19:45.