Sunday, 5 October 2025, brought the first Clássico of the Primeira Liga season to the Estádio do Dragão, where FC Porto and Benfica played out a goalless draw. The Matchday 8 fixture, which kicked off at 20:15 UTC under the whistle of referee Miguel Nogueira, ended 0-0 at half-time and finished with the same scoreline. Neither side could find a breakthrough in a match that carried the weight of one of Portuguese football's defining rivalries.

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