Benfica Host Alverca in Portuguese League, Free on ESPN's YouTube
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Benfica play Alverca today in the Portuguese league.
The game is at Benfica's home stadium.
You can watch the match free on ESPN's YouTube channel.
Marco Silva is the coach of Benfica.
He changed the starting line-up for this game.
There is a new player on the right side of the attack.
Marco Silva talked about some team mistakes.
He also talked about the medical department.
He put some pressure on the medical team.
Fans want to see a good performance from Benfica.
Alverca is the opponent in this match.
The game is an important one in the league season.
Vocabulary12 words
- league
- a group of sports teams that play against each other
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports
- channel
- a place online where you watch videos
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- starting line-up
- the players who begin the game
- attack
- the part of the team that tries to score
- mistakes
- things done wrong
- medical department
- the team of doctors for players
- pressure
- strong push to do something better
- performance
- how well someone plays
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- season
- the time when a sport is played
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Answer key
1. Alverca 2. On ESPN's YouTube channel 3. Yes
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Benfica play Alverca today in the _____.
The game is at Benfica's home _____.
You can watch the match free on ESPN's YouTube _____.
Marco Silva is the _____ of Benfica.
He changed the _____ for this game.
There is a new player on the right side of the _____.
Marco Silva talked about some team _____.
He also talked about the _____.
He put some _____ on the medical team.
Alverca is the _____ in this match.
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