Wolfsburg's coach already knows the Sp Braga 'some time'

The coach of Wolfsburg made to praise Sp Braga, on the eve of the clash between the two formations, the 3rd day of the group stage of the UEFA Cup. Felix Magath knows that the Portuguese team through a good time and ensures that already accompanies the 'Sp Braga for some time. "

"We know that our opponent is a good time, it has done excellent results in European competitions at home and that is very strong. I know this team for some time. The most important thing is to score, but three points is always better than one ', began by saying, in anticipation of the game in the Minho, scheduled for this Thursday.

Felix Magath collected information from the squad of players with deep knowledge of Portuguese football: Diego Benaglio, Ricardo Costa and Rodrigo Alvim. "Of course I talked to them, because they know better the reality of the Portuguese football than I do. Our enemy has not lost at home for some time, has good players and so surely will be a very difficult game for us but we will not hide. We did not come here with the intention to only defend, guarantees, in statements reproduced by the agency Lusa.

Quique Flores: "I hit the eleven '

First premise: "We always preparing ourselves to win the game, never to break even, or you risk the lose." Second: "You know the value that has a point in the final after the game." Conclusion: "When you can not win, losing is not important. "

Pragmatic, Quique Flores highlights a possible tie ahead of Olympiacos, help is the recent statistics to justify the approach: "Last year there were teams who have qualified with 4 points [sum Benfica 1, when missing two meetings]."

At a press conference compete, with 44 journalists and a pair of translators, Quique Flores hid the game as always - "You know they do not like to give clues" - pointing in different directions when asked about the initial team. "Just as the Ancelotti, I is set in eleven that Benfica will produce. Throughout the season, there are players who fall [referring to Aimar and Luisão] because nobody can do 50 games. But we have a philosophy group in the true meaning of the term. And when important people can not be present, there are others who come to give a sufficient response. On the other hand, is creating opportunities for others and it is always important. "

Environments

At Gate 7, the fans of Olympiacos area, it prepares a receipt to Benfica in a stadium where the environment is always hostile to the visitor. Quique desdramatiza this: "I care, most of the fans, is the rival and the answer that we need to give on the field. The difficulty is that, not everything that will happen around. "

Champions League - Chelsea suffer rain of goals at home to Barcelona

The Sporting suffered Alvalade last night in a 5-2 defeat by Barcelona in front of the game 5. Matchday of the group stage of the Champions League. With this triumph the Barcelona ensured the victory in Group C. Despite the defeat the "Lions are already in the First knockout round of the UEFA Champions League, the meeting served only to decide the first of the group where the Barcelona showed a remarkable superiority. With the label to debut at 14 minutes with goal from Henry, Polga a autogolo made the 2-0 for the Spanish team, and that result remained until the end of the first part. At 49 minutes, Messi increased the advantage to Barcelona. As space of two minutes, Miguel Veloso, at 65 minutes and Liedson to 66, turned the result to 2-3. But a new autogolo to 67 minutes, this time from March Caneira, put the advantage in Barcelona by two goals. From large penalty, after the goalkeeper's Sporting have been expelled, having overthrown Krkić in the area, Bojan had the fifth goal for Catalans, the 73 minutes. With this result the Barcelona ensured the victory in Group C, regardless of the outcome of the sixth and final round, in which Chelsea play at the stage of Basel, who today lost by 5-0 with Shakhtar Donetsk and stayed away from European competitions, the unlike the Ukrainian, which carried over into the UEFA Cup.

Angolans being considered SANTANA AND JOB

The end-of-launches Santana and medium-wing Job, both of Petro de Luanda champion, may be of interest to Chelsea, according to Angolan press.

Santana was the goleador the Girabola (20 goals in 26 days) and ofuscou Manucher (Man United) in the selection. Job is fast and skillful but with defensive weaknesses in the analysis of Manuel Fernandes, the microphones of Radio Renaissance.

Vasco da Gama to return home

The house where the navigator Vasco da Gama was born was opened to the public yesterday at the castle of Sines. The space was opened by the President of the Republic, Cavaco Silva, is a center of evocation of the life of your browser and the Portuguese discoveries.

The return to the past begins in a dungeon, described as the cradle of the local navigator who discovered the sea route to India in 1498. This tower is recreated the life of Vasco da Gama, through multimedia technologies. The spaces where they lived and their travels and encounters with peoples and cultures from the coast of Africa to India are other issues in focus.

Divided into three rooms where visitors can make use of virtual mechanisms to meet the life of the browser, the House-Museum has also exposed a bust of the browser written by a contemporary Japanese sculptor, an Indian fragment of tissue taken from the tomb of Vasco da Gama in Cochin (India) and articles of the season, including the window built by Stephen da Gama, father of the browser, while mayor of the town.

At the end of the inauguration, Cavaco Silva referred to the browser as a "visionary" and "pioneering" at the time. "I see the son of this land as an inspiration to confront the difficulties that crosses the country," said moments before visiting the Museum of the city, project alongside the house that the browser includes the restoration of the castle, assessed by 900 thousand euros.

"It's NAVIGATOR OF SINES"

Sines, which will take place at birth served as the birthplace of Vasco da Gama, demanding for decades that position in history. Despite the dissenting voices, the descendants no doubt. "Vasco da Gama was born in Sines.

The move came after the Vidigueira the Discoveries, "said Miguel Telles da Gama, the 14th generation grandson of the browser. This plastic see with pride the track ancestor but regrets the disappearance of heritage." Today, there is wealth in the family Sines or in Serpa, because it was wasted by a crash that trisavô everything we had, "he said.

Belonging to the fourteenth generation browser, Michael, inherited the temperament of his ancestor. "To reach to India with a ship full of deportees should not have been easy. You should have a very complicated shape," said.

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Teacher training

The house, whose entrance is free, is open to schools to publicize the importance of the browser in the history of Portugal. The multimedia tools are adapted for people with disabilities.

MUSEUM OF THE CITY

In the ground-floor of a dungeon is the Museum of Sines. A journey through the city in the century. XX and the treasure of Gaio are attractions. The project also includes a cafeteria and artistic residences.

Messi: "Chelsea had merit '

Messi, one of the stars of Barcelona, acknowledged the merit Sporting clearance for the First knockout round of the UEFA Champions League, but made clear it wants to help the Catalans to achieve the first place in Group C.

In an interview granted to Sport TV, the Argentine front of Barcelona acknowledges that, when he learned of the lot, gave credit to the lions. "We look for the group and thought immediately that the Barcelona together with the Portuguese, would move to the next stage. We had to show it on the field and Chelsea took advantage of passing the First knockout round of the competition, "he said.

For the game tomorrow night in Alvalade, the South American has been clear that Barcelona want to keep the lead in the group. "The Sporting also want to get to first place and therefore will be a meeting very difficult, but expect a nice match, in which we will do everything to win the 3 points in dispute. Obviously we want to continue and finish this first phase of the competition in the first place, "emphasizes the Argentine star in the service of Barcelona.

Setubal beat Belenenses in Victory by 2-0

The triumph achieved in the Bonfim Stadium, thanks to trim the defense certeiros Anderson, to 44 minutes, and the average Elias, to 92, withdrew sadinos of "dangerous places" and exacerbated the crisis over Belenenses, after a game ruled by the balance, but always with a slight upward of Setubal.

Even without can create great opportunities for goal, players of Vitoria Setubal were always the fastest on the ball and tried to advance more danger with the goal opponent.

In a divided field with the first part, the Tottenham could have just marked the two minutes following a free entry to the vast area sadina, but the upshot of Jose Carlos left on the side of the goal post left by Pedro Alves.

The team sadina responded with the goal at the end of the first part, benefiting from a punch line of beautiful effect of Anderson, one of the best players on the field, which gave expression to the superiority evidenced by the mid-field and the Victory of the advanced Setúbal as a result of a free.

The losing by 1-0 to break, the coach of Belenenses, Jaime Pacheco, tried to turn the result in step complementary, with the entry of John Paul to the post of Candido Costa for 46 minutes.

John Paul then actually to have feet in the goal of equality, for 69 minutes after an excellent opening of Maykon, who had come to the place of Gabriel Gomez, but the upshot slightly to the left side of goal by Pedro Alves.

The triumph of Victoria of Setubal, the best display of fruit sadino team in the championship, was confirmed by Elias back in time to compensate, in a move to counter-attack, when the Newcastle desperately sought the goal of equality.

The goalkeeper of the Victoria Setubal, Pedro Alves, launched the ball to Laionel that, pendulous on the right flank of the attack sadino, and Elias put into this shot for the 2-0 ex-goalkeeper Julio Cesar.

After four consecutive defeats, the Vitoria Setubal able to return to their triumphs against Belenenses, traditionally difficult for the team and that usually sadinos achieve positive results at the stage of Bonfim.