St. Gallen 2-1 Benfica result, stats and report

Porto put Benfica to the sword at the Estádio do Dragão, winning the Liga Portugal derby 3-1 with a dominant second-half display that exposed every weakness in the visitors' defensive attitude. In-beom Hwang, introduced as a first-half substitute, scored the decisive third goal to confirm what most people watching already knew.

St. Gallen took all three points at Basel despite being comprehensively outshot, winning 3-1 in a result that tells you everything about clinical finishing versus wasted opportunity. Basel created more, threatened more, and still lost. Unacceptable.

Benfica produced a dominant Europa League display to beat AC Milan 2-0, with goals from Dodi Lukébakio and Jakub Kamiński exposing a Milan side who had no answers and no discipline.

Benfica came from behind to beat Gil Vicente 3-1 at home in Liga Portugal, with Vangelis Pavlidis scoring twice and Gianluca Prestianni adding a late third to extend Benfica's unbeaten run in the competition.

Sion came to St. Gallen and did what good sides do. They competed harder, created more, and punished a home team that had no answer for the basics.

Benfica arrive at the Estádio da Luz on Thursday night as one of the form sides in the UEFA Europa League. Celtic arrive needing answers.

Benfica have scored 18 goals in their last five Liga Portugal matches. Vitória Guimarães have won one of their last five. This one has a home win written all over it.

St. Gallen welcome a Lausanne Sport side that has failed to win any of their last five Swiss Super League matches to the Kybunpark on Sunday. The form book points firmly in one direction.