Michel Preud'homme: he's one of us... and he was at home!

Benfica's professional football team held another training session this Friday, April 18, at the Benfica Campus, with a view to the match against Vitória SC, scheduled for this Saturday, April 19, at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, in Guimarães. The match of round 30 of the Liga Betclic is scheduled for 8:30 pm.

The newly crowned five-time national champions, Benfica's women's football team, were present at the Benfica Official Store at the Estádio da Luz on Tuesday afternoon, April 15. The Inspiradoras interacted with the many fans who lined up - some even waited more than two hours for the session to start - and who didn't waste the opportunity to talk to the protagonists of the historic feat and remember the moment with photographs. From the youngest to the oldest, everyone left satisfied. “Filipa, you're the best coach in the world,” said one Benfica fan.

Two-time European champion, synonymous with the Sport Lisboa e Benfica mystique, José Augusto was honored on Sunday, April 13, the day of his 88th birthday. During half-time of the Benfica-Arouca match, on matchday 29 of the Liga Betclic, he was applauded by the Benfiquistas and thanked for the gesture from the Presidential Tribune. There, in the box, in the presence of President Rui Costa, among José Augusto's friends and family, Happy Birthday was sung to one of the undeniable names in the history of the Glorioso.

It's a legacy that remains, of icons that cross time, evoked by blood family and Benfiquistas. This Wednesday, March 19, marking Father's Day, the children of Eusébio, Coluna, Torres, Bento, Chalana and Pietra express their feelings of immense gratitude, in an expression of unconditional love for their progenitors: "Thank you, Dad, for everything you've done for Benfica!"

Emotions are running high here... It's a trip home, a happy homecoming, where nostalgia has been quenched, dreams have been remembered, goals have been achieved and reunions, hugs, tearful voices and tears have reigned!  Michel Preud'homme, one of our own, one of the faces of the Mystique, was at home... and it's unmissable, and it's so beautiful! Because this, this is Benfica!