After three years without a single trophy – an eternity for Portugal’s biggest club – Benfica won the top domestic prize in 2022-23, playing some scintillating football along the way under Roger Schmidt, who becomes the first German manager to coach a team to the Portuguese league title. Although the Eagles only clinched the triumph on the final weekend of the season, it was a thoroughly deserved victory as they topped the table from start to finish.
Indeed, at one stage it appeared Benfica could do something truly special this season. With a ten-point domestic lead, a seemingly winnable Champions League quarter-final against Internazionale on the horizon, and all the
