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Rio Ave Rio Ave ended a four-game winless streak with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over lowly Penafiel on Monday.

Marítimo Maritimo recovered from two goals down to eventually prevail 4-3 against the Primeira Liga's bottom club Penafiel on Sunday.

Olympique Lyon Lyon and Real Sociedad were the big-name casualties in the UEFA Europa League play-offs on Thursday.

Vitória Setúbal Vitoria Setubal moved out of the Primeira Liga relegation zone, while Braga fell to a fourth consecutive league defeat on Sunday.

Inter Milan Italian giants Inter visit Stjarnan in Iceland while Villarreal, Tottenham and Feyenoord also begin their UEFA Europa League play-off ties on the road.

Porto Porto took advantage of the Lisbon derby being postponed to move within one point of Primeira Liga leaders Benfica on Sunday.

Inter Milan Inter can bounce back from Sunday's Serie A humbling against Cagliari when they host Qarabag in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday.

Fábio da Silva Coentrão Borja Mayoral has left Real Madrid to pursue first-team chances at Levante, while Fabio Coentrao has returned to Portugal.

Benfica Benfica suffered a shock opening-day defeat as Porto and Sporting both cruised to Primeira Liga victories on Sunday.

Porto Porto cut the gap to Primeira Liga leaders Benfica to three points courtesy of a resounding 5-1 victory at 10-man Gil Vicente on Saturday.