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2007–08 S.L. Benfica season

Benfica
2007–08 season
President Luís Filipe Vieira
Head coach Fernando Santos
(until 20 August 2007)
José Antonio Camacho
(until 9 March 2008)
Fernando Chalana
Stadium Estádio da Luz
Primeira Liga 4th
Taça de Portugal Semi-finals
Taça da Liga Fourth round
UEFA Champions League Group stage (3rd)
UEFA Cup Round of 16
Top goalscorer League:
Óscar Cardozo (13)

All:
Óscar Cardozo (22)
Highest home attendance 60,116 vs Porto
(1 December 2007)
Lowest home attendance 10,494 vs Moreirense
(27 February 2008)
Average home league attendance 37,558

The 2007–08 European football season was the 104th of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's existence and the club's 74th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. The season ran from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008, and Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga. The club also participated in the UEFA Champions League after finishing third in the Primeira Liga the previous season.

Fernando Santos remained for a second season, which saw significant financial investment. To counter-weight the loss of influential players such as Simão, Miccoli, Giorgos Karagounis and Manuel Fernandes, Benfica signed Óscar Cardozo, David Luiz, Ángel Di María, Maxi Pereira, Cristian Rodríguez and more than ten others.

Santos remained for only two games: a UEFA Champions League qualifying match against Copenhagen and the Primeira Liga opener against Leixões. He was sacked and replaced by José Antonio Camacho, who affirmed the club's presence in top European competition and guided them to second place. In October and November, Benfica was eliminated from the Taça da Liga and the Champions League respectively, securing a UEFA Cup berth by finishing third in the latter. Over the next three months, Camacho's team became increasingly erratic, qualifying for the Portuguese Cup semi-finals but losing crucial points in the league race.


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