Belenenses

Spots in the UEFA Europa League final qualifying round are up for grabs, with 29 ties set to be decided on Thursday.

Southampton won comfortably, West Ham saw red in another struggle and Sampdoria were humbled in the Europa League qualifiers.

Scott Brown Celtic need a win against Ajax in the Europa League, while Liverpool can qualify with victory over Bordeaux.

Braga Sporting Braga came from behind to subject Primeira Liga leaders Benfica to their first defeat of the season in a 2-1 victory on Sunday.

Benfica Benfica got their Primeira Liga defence under way with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Pacos de Ferreira at the Estadio da Luz on Sunday.

Porto Porto suffered their first home league defeat since 2008 as Estoril claimed a 1-0 win at Estadio do Dragao on Sunday.

Porto Luis Castro suffered his first defeat in charge of Porto as Sporting Lisbon claimed a valuable 1-0 win at Estadio Jose Alvalade on Sunday.

Porto Porto's slim Primeira Liga title chances were dealt another blow on Sunday as they lost a two-goal lead to be held 2-2 by Vitoria Guimaraes.

Paços de Ferreira Pacos de Ferreira shook off their poor start to 2014-15 at home by beating Belenenses 2-0 in the Primeira Liga on Monday.

Sporting Benfica's title-winning champagne remains on ice after Sporting Lisbon secured a hard-fought 1-0 win at lowly Belenenses.