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The draws of Braga and Benfica were added to the triumph of FC Porto.
Portugal again fled Russia and strengthened the sixth place in the UEFA rankings, after adding a victory and two draws in the fourth round of the group stage of European football competitions.
After FC Porto’s 2-0 in Marseille on Wednesday in the Champions League, Benfica (2-2 at Rangers) and Braga (3-3 at Leicester reception) added two draws in the Europa League.
In total, the Portuguese teams have seven wins, three draws and two losses in the group stage, a far higher record than that of the Russians, who, after four rounds, have yet to achieve a miserable victory: eight losses and eight draws.
Not to change, the fourth day was negative for the Russians, with Lokomotiv Moscow (0-0 in the stronghold of Atlético de Madrid) adding the only point in the Champions League, such as Krasnodar (1-2 against Sevilla) and Zenit (1-3 at Lazio) lost.
This Thursday, in game 16 of the group stage, CSKA Moscow played almost the entire second half in numerical superiority, but did not achieve anything better than a null in the reception to Feyenoord.
With two rounds left to play in the group stage, FC Porto is one point away from the knockout stages of the Champions League and Benfica and Braga a win from the knockout stages of the Europa League, and even losing all the games can continue ahead .
The scenario for the Russians is quite different, with Krasnodar and Zenit already out of the “eighths” and Lokomotiv almost following the same path, with all still in the race to be relegated to the Europa League, a test from which CSKA should be removed.
In practical terms, Portugal added an additional 0.8 points in round 4, from 43,549 to 44,349, while the Russians only added 0.333, for a total of 37,882, beginning to occupy the seventh place in risk, as the Netherlands adds 35,800. .
The points added by the Portuguese teams (two for a win and one for a draw) are divided by five (0.4 for a win and 0.2 for a draw), while the Russians have to divide theirs by six (0.333 for a win and 0.166) for equality).
In 2021/22, Portugal already knows that it will have two direct entries in the Champions League, one more in the third qualifying round, one in the Europa League and two in the knockout stages of the new competition, the Europa Conference League.
The champion and “vice” of the I Liga 2020/21 will go to the group stage of the “Champions” and from the third to the third tie, the winner of the Portuguese Cup will go to the Europa League and the fourth and fifth will go to the new competition, entering the third and second qualifying rounds, respectively.
By maintaining sixth place at the end of this season, Portugal guarantees that this scenario will be repeated in 2022/23.
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