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An English Podcast about Benfica

Alfredo Fumacas


    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 16m AVG DURATION
    • 255 EPISODES

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    The Benfica Podcast - Talking to the Doll is an absolute gem for English-speaking Benfica supporters. As a fan myself, I have struggled to find reliable and in-depth information about our beloved club in English. However, this podcast has filled that void and so much more. The hosts of Talking to the Doll are not only fair in their analysis but also provide excellent points of view when discussing tactics, players, opponents, and all things related to Benfica.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the insightfulness and knowledge displayed by the hosts. They truly have a deep understanding of the game and are able to break down matches, strategies, and player performances with ease. Their analysis is balanced and unbiased, which is refreshing in today's world where football discussions can often become heated and partisan. Moreover, their passion for Benfica shines through in every episode, making it a joy to listen to for fellow fans.

    Another great aspect of Talking to the Doll is that it provides English commentary on all things related to Benfica. This is invaluable for those of us who don't speak Portuguese fluently or at all. Being able to understand the discussions about our club in our native language enhances the overall listening experience. It allows us to stay up-to-date on everything happening at Benfica without relying solely on translated articles or unreliable sources.

    While it's difficult to find any negative aspects about this podcast, one minor criticism could be that it focuses solely on Benfica. This might not appeal to football fans who are looking for a more general podcast covering various teams or leagues. However, considering that this podcast caters specifically to English-speaking Benfiquistas, it makes perfect sense for them to center their discussions around our beloved club.

    In conclusion, The Benfica Podcast - Talking to the Doll is a must-listen for any English-speaking fan of S.L. Benfica. It fills a much-needed void in providing reliable and insightful information about our club. The hosts' knowledge, balance, and passion make for an engaging listening experience that keeps us up to speed on everything Benfica. Whether you're a die-hard supporter or just looking to learn more about the club, I highly recommend subscribing to this fantastic podcast. Obrigado!



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    Latest episodes from Benfica Podcast - Talking to the Doll

    Episode 562 - Keep, Sell, Loan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 96:03


    On this week's podcast... We recap the incidents of the Portuguese Cup, and the fan favorite Keep, Sell, Loan segment.thanks for all your support this season.

    Episode 561 - Resigned

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 46:29


    On this week's podcast.. we look back at the last game of the season, and the disappointing tie, and look ahead to the Portuguese Cup final against Sporting.

    Episode 560 - Out of Our Hands

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 54:44


    On this week's podcast...Derby takes priority, everything came together, the team was another story. We also looked ahead to the final game of regular season

    Episode 559 - For All the Marbles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 78:56


    On this week's podcast....We look back at the Estoril win, and we invited Eric Krakauer to preview the derby

    Episode 558 - Primed

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 49:49


    On this week's episode...We recap the Tirsense and AFS game, and look ahead to Estoril

    Episode 557 - Back on Track

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 44:37


    On this week's podcast.. After dropping points last weekend, Benfica was faced with a challenge against Vitoria. Despite the result being better than the performance, a crucial win to get the team back on track. We also look forward to Tirsense, and AFS.

    Episode 556 - Final Stretch

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 57:18


    On this week's podcast.. We catch you up on the lates, brush through the Porto game, the Tirsense game, and recap the Arouca debacle. lastly we look ahead to Vitoria another key game in the final stretch of the season

    Episode 555 - On the Hunt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 59:33


    On this week's podcast.. We recap the Gil Vicente, and Farense games, and look ahead to the Classico

    Episode 554 - Another Level

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 81:11


    On this week's podcast... We look back at the win against Nacional, the loss to Barcelona that saw us say goodbye to Europe, and looked ahead to Rio Ave

    Episode 553 - Wasted Opportunities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 57:44


    On this week's episode.... We recap the Braga and Barcelona games, and look ahead to Nacional.

    Episode 552 - Positive Rotation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 60:02


    On this week's podcast...We recap the Santa Clara, Monaco and Boavista games, and look ahead Braga

    Episode 551 - Injury Plague

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 87:30


    On this week's podcast...We recap the Moreirense and Monaco game, and look ahead to Santa Clara and Monaco's 2nd leg

    Episode 550 - Ups and Downs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 76:36


    After rising to the occasion in Turin, it was right back to earth at the Reboleira, we recap both the Juventus and Estrela game, look ahead to Moreirense and Monaco, and catch you up on the winter transfer window

    Episode 549 - Rudderless

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 60:21


    On this week's podcast... we look back at the Casa Pia loss, Bruno Lage's audio and subsequent presser, and look ahead to Juve and Estrela

    Episode 548 - Twilight Zone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 59:42


    On this week's podcast...It was a strange week for Benfica, first the Barreiro hat trick against Fama, then the Pavlidis hat trick against Barcelona, in a game Benfica scored 4 goals but still came out on the losing end, with some refereeing controversy also.

    Episode 547 - Back on Track

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 46:32


    On this week's podcast... we look back at Benfica's win in the League Cup final against Sporting, the Portuguese Cup win against Farense, and look ahead to Famalicao and Barcelona.

    Episode 546 - Redemption?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 59:33


    On this week's podcast.. We recap both Braga games, and look ahead to the League Cup final against Sporting.

    Episode 545 - New Year in third

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 55:15


    On this week's episode...Unfortunately we have to recap the Sporting debacle, we also look ahead to the double header against Braga.

    Episode 544 - Christmas in First

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 66:56


    On this week's podcast... We recap the Nacional and Estoril games, and look ahead to the derby against Sporting.

    Episode 543 - Stale

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 55:39


    On this week's podcast... After the initial effect of Lage's arrival the team seems, to have not progressed into the next stage. Is it tired legs? lack of ideas? We discuss the games against Bologna, ASS, and preview Nacional and Estoril

    Episode 542 - Catching Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 59:58


    On this week's podcast....After a 2 week absence we are back to do what Benfica is doing, catching up, Quick run through Estrela, Monaco, and Arouca, a full recap of Vitoria and a look ahead to Bologna and AFS

    Episode 541 - Role Reversal

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 60:13


    On this week's podcast...It's all about the classico.

    Episode 540 - Lage's Lab

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 59:34


    On this week's podcast...We start off by discussing the poor performance against Farense, where the result was really the best we could have gotten for the game. Next we discuss the game against Bayern, and Lage's tactical approach, along with the mental approach. Lastly we look ahead to the classico, a must win game against our rivals from up north

    Episode 539 - Answers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 50:38


    On this week's podcast... After a poor game against Feyenoord, the team needed to answer, and answer they did, with 5 goals against Rio Ave and 3 against Santa Clara, we recap both games, ans look ahead to Farense and Bayern

    Episode 538 - Defensive Butter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 58:59


    On this week's podcast...It's been a while, after the fog at the Choupana, and the international break, we are back to recap Pevidem and Feyonord, and look ahead to Rio Ave.

    Episode 537 - We deserve it

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 72:23


    On this week's podcast...We start off by breaking down the Gil Vicente game, then turn our attention to what everyone wants to talk about, the Atletico game, we finish off by looking ahead to the Nacional away game.

    Episode 536 - 3 for 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 71:08


    ON this week's podcast...We start off by recapping the Boavista game, talk about Benfica's Portuguese Cup draw against Pevidem, and finish off by previewing the Gil Vicente game.

    Episode 535 - Unfinished Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 56:29


    On this week's podcast... We open up the podcast by discussing the arrival of Bruno Lage, touch up on the LFV interview. We also recap the Santa Clara game, and look ahead to UCL @ Red Star and Boavista Domestically.

    Episode 534 - A Late Ending

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 88:25


    On this week's podcast...Roger Schmidt has finally been sacked, We touch up on the Moreirense game, discuss and rate the transfer window, and discuss the names that have been associated with the coaching job at Benfica

    Episode 533 - 3 Points

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 58:10


    On this week's podcast... We recap the Estrela game, look ahead to Moreirense, and talk about transfer rumors.

    Episode 532 - Obvious Corrections

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 47:40


    On this week's podcast...It was the same recipe for Roger, it was a good thing he added the necessary spices to get Benfica's first win of the season. Plus, Joao Mario's jeers, Neres sale, and a look ahead to Estrela da Amadora

    Episode 531 - Rinse and Repeat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 54:56


    On this episode...Benfica kicked off the season in the same manner they finished the last. We recap the Famalicao game, Roger's line up choices and ponder his future. We discuss the possible Neres exit, and preview the Casa Pia game.

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    Episode 530 - New Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 72:07


    On the first episode of the new season....We catch up on pre-season topics, from Otamendi at the Olympics, to The Joao Neves sale, we got you covered.

    Episode 529 - Keep, Sell, Loan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 119:25


    Last episode of the season, you know what that means.

    Episode 528 - Thank You Rafa

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 59:27


    On this week's podcast... We recap the Arouca game, Rafa's Luz goodbye, and the curtain closer at Rio Ave

    Episode 527 - On a Silver Platter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 78:42


    On this week's podcast... We look back at Benfica's loss in Famalicao that handed the title to Sporting, we discuss Otamendi's words at the end of the game, and look ahead to the final home game of the season.

    Episode 526 - Proving Us Right

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 70:56


    On this week's podcast...We look back at the Braga game, wonder if with 2nd place now clinched, Roger will start working on getting minutes to the less used players, and the ones on his plan for the next season. We briefly touch up on what AVB's Porto could mean for Benfica a few years down the road, and we wrap up by previewing Famalicao

    Episode 524 - Pocket Pool Champ

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 89:37


    On this week's episode...We look back at Benfica's elimination from the Europa League, recap the Farense game, and look ahead to Braga

    Episode 524 - Bench Appreciation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 59:13


    On this week's podcast... We look back at the first leg match against Marseille, Roger Schmidt's changes against Moreirense, and we look ahead to the second leg, and a trip to Algarve to play Farense

    Episode 523 -Too little, too late

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 73:31


    On this week's podcast.. We look back at the SPorting match which put Benfica far away from the title, and we looked ahead to Marseille and Moreirense.

    Episode 522 - Key Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 83:59


    After a pale performance against Chaves, it's decision week, with 2 matches against Sporting, We recap the exit of the cup, and look ahead to the domestic clash that can set the stage for the rest of the season.

    Episode 521 - Open Forum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 119:17


    On this week's podcast...We open it up to the listeners

    Episode 520 - Nightmare Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 99:23


    On this week's podcast... We recap the Sporting loss, the embarrassment at the dragao, and look ahead to Rangers and Estoril.

    Benfica Podcast 519 - Starting 11 Bingo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 84:41


    On this week's podcast... We recap both the Toulouse and Portimonense games, and look ahead to the Derby against Sporting, for the Portuguese Cup and porto for the league.

    Episode 518 - Belly Full

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 78:56


    On this week's podcast...We look back at the Toulouse and Vizela games, and look ahead to the 2nd leg in France and Portimonense.

    Episode 517 - Flooded

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 58:01


    On this week's podcast.. We recap Benfica's Cup game against Vizela, the monsoon in Guimaraes, and look ahead to the start of the Europa League campaign when Benfica hosts Toulouse.

    Episode 516 - The Aursnes Factor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 68:39


    On this week's episode...We recap the Gil Vicente and Frederik Aursnes return to the midfield. We look ahead to Vizela, and Vitoria.

    Episode 515 - Another Miss

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 71:26


    On this week's podcast... we look back at the Estoril and Amadora games, and wonder what is Roger thinking on some of the decisions he makes. We also looked ahead to Gil Vicente, and the transfer market.

    Episode 514 -Zero to Hero

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 69:39


    On this week's podcast..We look back and the Braga and Rio Ave games, look ahead to Boavista and new signings.

    Episode 513 - Stone Cold

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 65:47


    On this week's podcast... We look back at Benfica's win against Arouca, look ahead to the Portuguese Cup clash against Braga, and preview the last game of the first round against Rio Ave

    Episode 512 - Happy New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 41:55


    On this week's podcast... On the first podcast of the new year, we look back at the Famalicao game, look ahead to Arouca, and bring you up to speed on all the comings and goings of the newly opened transfer window

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