Primeira Liga final day LIVE SCORES: Sporting and Benfica's epic title race goes right down to the wire
IT doesn't get any more exciting than this as the race for the Primeira Liga title boils down to the day - with both Sporting and Benfica LEVEL on points!
Arsenal's top target Viktor Gyokeres thought he had teed up Francisco Trincao for the winner when Sporting met Benfica last weekend.
But Kerem Akturkoglu's 63rd-minute strike forced the Portuguese giants to share the spoils, meaning that both teams go into the final day of the 2024/25 season on 79 points.
Whoever betters the other one's result will take the crown, but if both teams end the day still level on points, the title would go to Sporting as they have a better head-to-head record.
There is also a thrilling battle at the bottom of the table where FOUR teams are fighting for survival.
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