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The Estadio Da Luz and the Emirates Stadium were built by the same company, which is why they look so similar!

Carrega Benfica! Well done! Thank you for the amazing look for us North American SL Benfica supporters.

A few more fun facts: Eusebio was the first Portuguese player to win the Balon d'Or. And he was also the first African player, as he was born in Mozambique, and the first black player to win the BO. Strange that no one ever mentions that. The word Luz means light, but it's also the name of the neighbourhood adjacent to Benfica. Luz is where the first Estadio da Luz was built and thus it's name. So the literal translation of fEstadio da Luz as the Stadium of Light is technically a misnomer. And the original Estadio da Luz was at the time the biggest stadium in Europe and the 3rd biggest in the world, holding up to 120,000 people. Mad considering Lisbon is a relatively small city of only 500,000 people. So when full, more than 20% of the city's population would be in that stadium.

Try to watch a game in Estádio da Luz. It's fantastic!! Carrega Benfica! ❤

As a Benfica fan, awesome vídeo! One more sub! Viva o Benfica 🔴⚪️🦅

loved this! from a benfica fan

Had the same tour guide, nice guy! 👍🏻 Museum is unreal!

glad to see that you visited my clubs stadium its a beauty. They also have a statue of Eusebio in America as well in Foxboro, massachusetts. Home of the New England Patriots and New England Revolution. Eusebio was a great ambassador for portuguese football

Ah, the famed Bela Guttmann curse. Personally I think that Benfica are simply stuck in a vicious circle where bad luck, superstition and nervousness all play a part, just like you have to remember that no finals are automatically 50-50 encounters. You are bound to be playing really good opponents.

Been watching your vids for a few months now but this is the first time I've seen non-UK ones. Very interesting video, especially as I'm a Palace fan, so good to see us mentioned with the Eagles connection :)

That’s a strange one, since the ‘ curse’, had no idea about that, it’s amazing, all these snippets of unique history you’re unearthing for us, really enjoyed that! Interestingly, man United became the first English club to win the European cup, beating Benfica in 1968, if my history is right ?

I really enjoyed the video. I think you managed to pass on the greatness of this club to both your English followers and even some Portuguese. After this amazing video you got +1 subscriber. Keep up the excellent work, hugs from Portugal!

Great video and content as always mate. Keep up the good work!

Awesome video, mate. Congrats!

What a fabulous vlog. Nice one Sam.

Excellent video! Thank you for showing the greatness of Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Cheers!!!

Great video. Thank you. Benfica is my club. I live in Canada now and don’t get back to see matches. You did the club proud. Can’t wait for my next visit back. Your channel is amazing 👍

we are 118 years old now.Inferno na luz Carrega Benfica

Great video! Viva o Benfica!

I think I remember a few years ago, a Benfica-Porto match, in the former Estadio da Luz, when the security measures were not up to today's standards, an attendance of 135,000 spectators and the thousands who were unable to enter, all of this in a country of 10,000,000 inhabitants.

one of the best tours to Estadio da Luz I ever seen in a youtube video. Thanks mate!

another incredible stadium in Portugal thanks again for the tour,

Great to see the enthusiasm & excitement on your face your a kid in a sweet shop....enjoy your bucket list Sam..

Great stuff Sam, bowled over by your excitement and enthusiasm on these Portugal vids ! Learnt quite a lot I didn't know about Benfica and the city itself looks fab, in the bits you showed before. Did you have the tour guide to yourself ?! It certainly seemed that way ! If so you were really lucky, came across as a personal one on one tour ...

Love your vlog mate , keeps up

Thanks for another great stadium tour.

As a benfica fan since ever, I am very proud of my club and my country. I loved this vlog, thank you so much for sharing and showing why we are one of the best clubs in Europe ❤️

Heck of a video. You earned my subscription.

Thank you for visiting my team! Very nice vídeo!

You’ve won a new follower! Great vid and congrats on all success from a Benfica fan ❤️

BENFICA 💪💪💪💪💪

As a Benfica fan, having watched Benfica lose back to back Europa league finals in 2013 and 2014, it really was painful. The commentators always liked to bring up the curse, but I was confident in Benfica winning it..

Great vid and lots of interesting facts. Glad you asked about the Santa Clara badge, used to manage them in FM for that very reason just so I could try to usurp Benfica haha. Also used to do the same with Forest Green Rovers back when they had their old Barca like badge.

Absolutely fantastic it's the fact you bring this information to the world, thank you my friend and everything you said is true, everything except Eusebio having 2 European cups but to be honest he only got 1 and a few more final, Thank you Benfica for ever ( God I miss home ) cheers

Every time you mentioned the bike wheel, I re-lived the shock with you all over again. I would have NEVER known. Cheers

You are living the dream mate

Loving the over seas videos 🚜🚜👍👍

Muito bom vídeo! Abraço 🦅

Been Lisbon beautiful city. I saw Estadio Da Luz from outside but had such little time to visit stadium. So want to see it as its a home away from home stadium for me.

Lovely tour mate, hope you enjoyed our stadium, come back for Benfica vs Liverpool soon :P

Since the Bella Gutman's curse Benfica lost.. 5 European Champions final's 1 UEFA Cup 2 Europe League 3 youth league Champions League 😬😬 Benfica is easily top-10 of the most iconic and historical clubs of the world

Great video! Also quick note, Santa Clara is a team from the island of São Miguel Açores. The Azores are a group of 9 islands and not just 1. Wanted to clear that out cause the guide did say that the the bird symbol on the badge was an azor from “the Island of Açores” lol. Love the video tho! ❤️❤️

I’ve been to Lisbon and done a tour of the benfica stadium

I've been to Lisbon back in November when my BVB played against Sporting and I also did the Benfica stadium tour!

Thanks for this most my club on the world 🔴⚪️🦅

As a Benfica fan this is a grat vid +1 sub

Great video mate !

It wasn't just the three big clubs that got stadiums. 10 stadiums were built for the Euros and their respective cities/teams. Most of them are not in full use now as these smaller teams often get relegated and can't afford the costs of massive stadiums for such small audiences. Portugal has some of the smallest average audience in Europe - mostly due to how most people support the three big teams in addition to their local teams and the quality of the football practised suffers in consequence.

Great vídeo, congrats. From a Benfica fan.

Great video. Would love to see you visit The Estadio Nacionale where celtic won 67 European cup while you're in Lisbon

You should go to Madeira to see the CR7 museum, Martimo and National.

the wheel also symbolizes the "Sun" or the Light source in our fan philosophy. nice tour :)

Massive respect to the both Portuguese Clubs Benfica and Porto

Nice one my City here I was born, BenFica Sempre, falow me back in till all the best for you.

Huge huge club Benfica

The stadium is to go under some serious renovation inside and out next season. So next time you visit it'll be different for sure. Great job!

The Ç in praça sounds like the S in sack. :) Great video as always!

Finally showing the Greatest Club in Europe with one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world. Carrega Benfica 💪❤️

Great videos you should go to a Benfica VS Sporting Darby 🔥 cheers.

Fantastic video of an amazing club Sam. Never knew about the bicycle wheel either, or the story of the curse, that is twilight zone stuff lol.👌 🇬🇧👍

Eusebio only won one champions cup, 61/62. he wasn't still in Benfica in 60/61. Amazing video on an amazing historic club

Incredible video bro!

Actually Benfica won 2 European cups, but Eusébio only won the 2nd. He still wasn't at the club on the first one (60-61).

Man great video. Even i learned a couple new things. Keep it up. Great job.

Amazing my brother ❤️👍🏻

Come to a match of Benfica

Benfica❤🦅

Great video! Sport Lisboa e Benfica 🦅

I went to the stadium tour and museum a few weeks ago. Impressive stuff, but there weren't any Benfica replica tops to buy!

Biggest club in Portugal! You are absolutely welcome to come back!

Great video about a massive club. If you get chance while in Lisbon, wil you visit the National Stadium? Massive part of Celtic history. l

YYYYYYYYYYES HE WENT THERE!!!!

BENFICA 🦅🔴⚪

Great video, what a massive club steeped in history, the fact about the cycling club was new to me too. Will you be going to the ground where Celtic beat inter in 67 whilst you are in Lisbon?

Viva o Benfica

BENFICAAA!!

Benfica 🔴⚪🔴⚪🦅

Come to Portugal again and please do a video about an also very historic club: Boavista FC. We were champions of Portugal and won 5 national cups, played in the champions league, reached the semi finals of the eruopa league againts celtic and then were relagated. Fotyunatly we are back in the firts divison since 2014!

Great content Sam really enjoying the vids. Myself and a mate are going to be in Lisbon next week and are going to take in the Benfica vs Vizela match (not a classic but always try to get a game in when travelling) what is the current situation with regards to COVID? COVID passports? PCR/lateral flow test? What do you need to show before getting in to the stadium? Thanks.

Luz refers to a Lisbon parish were the stadium was built, Parish of Luz. In Lisbon theres also the Hospital da Luz, nothing to do with the lights of the stadium.

Damn... that Curse story is something... WoW.

Make sure you also visit Estadio do Dragão

My local Australian rules football team have an eagle that flies around the city with a drone attached to it before every match like palace and Benfica

Wow great stadium look similier to emirates

When you coming to America you should do a tour of the MLS clubs

Wow not just the trophies won but the number of trophies won on the tour that’s incredible.

Benfica😍

Sporting fan here, glad to see you in portugal and i loved the sporting porto vlog... not so happy about your bucket list about benfica though... oh well no one is perfect 😂🍻

SLB🦅❤️❤️🇵🇹

thanks for visiting the love of my and many millions of lives great vid come back .......enjoy Lisboa E PLURIBUS UNUM AD INFINITUM

Mate, Eusebio only won the 62 European Champions Cup, he was still not part of the team in May of 61.

BENFICAAAAAAA SLBBBB

U should jave watched Benfica vs Ajax, was there and it was a very intense game and atmosphere!

It is some stadium

Please do an USA video touring some of the soccer stadiums in the states 🇺🇸

That's my door❤️🍺🍻😎🦅

Haw many time, to nedd to see the stadium and the museum ?

118 years brother, was on 28 february so already did 118

Benfica 🔴⚪️🦅