Topic: S.L. Benfica QF 2022

[Levitz]

Which airline and where from?

Easyjet LGW to Porto. We had connecting flights to Lisbon. Managed to get Easyjet to put me on the last seat on morning flight to Lisbon that was showing as £408 

[tbonejones]

I did see that a 24h travel card for buses and metro was 6.30 or 1.45 a journey on metro

metro 6.30 a day
1.45 a ticket
buy from machines on metro, i think.

https://www.metrolisboa.pt

Thanks for this.

Be interested to hear about how the collection goes this eve for any that have made it!

[Levitz]

Thanks for this.

Be interested to hear about how the collection goes this eve for any that have made it!

Not too well......https://xcancel.com/thekopian/status/1511030363845500936?t=PMHLqqcMrLr5DwBahLtaFw&s=08

[Craig S]

Thanks for this.

Be interested to hear about how the collection goes this eve for any that have made it!

Was not too bad for us. About 25 mins all in

[NickoH]

Was not too bad for us. About 25 mins all in

I suspect it may be busier tomorrow but let's see

[RainbowFlick]

How long did border control at Lisbon take today?

[RedSue]

Just arrived in Porto and checking Vaccinations before you get anywhere near passport control.  After that no issues and out quickly

[jizzspunk]

Was not too bad for us. About 25 mins all in

What's the nearest Metro station to the pick up please? thanks

[NickoH]

What's the nearest Metro station to the pick up please? thanks

This was on the email:

The Tivoli Avenida Liberdade Conference Centre is located within The Hotel Tivoli Avenida complex, approximately a 5 minute walk from the Avenida Station on the Metro Blue Line

[jizzspunk]

This was on the email:

The Tivoli Avenida Liberdade Conference Centre is located within The Hotel Tivoli Avenida complex, approximately a 5 minute walk from the Avenida Station on the Metro Blue Line

Appreciate the reply...best get there early morning before the day trippers show 😂

[NickoH]

Piece of piss through security at JLA this morning 👍

[RedSue]

Anybody try out the ticket collection yesterday?  As bad as Milan?

[russmills10]

Anybody try out the ticket collection yesterday?  As bad as Milan?

Got there at about 5:15, queue was short but didn’t move til 5:30 and then got out at 6:15- assume it’ll be much busier today but once inside they did a better job than Milan

[ACLE]

Anybody try out the ticket collection yesterday?  As bad as Milan?

Don't go into the actual Tivoli Hotel entrance for ticket collection. 20 yards to the right of the hotel front door (uphill) there's a pair of green iron gates. Go in there for ticket collection.

[DangerScouse]

It's certainly not shorts weather. Wooly hat wouldn't be out of the question.

[DangerScouse]

Anybody try out the ticket collection yesterday?  As bad as Milan?

Mate is there now. Said its nowhere near as bad. Was done within 20 minutes or so.

[jdirckze]

Just picked up tickets - less than 10 mins waiting

[tbonejones]

It's certainly not shorts weather. Wooly hat wouldn't be out of the question.

Doubter.

[redmen27]

Finely tuned machine now this LFC collection process 
10/15min wait

[RedSue]

Finely tuned machine now this LFC collection process 
10/15min wait

Wouldn’t say finely tuned as looks good but would help if enough staff for the number of lanes.  Some queues unmanned and taking longer, plus lots of people without the correct stuff.

[redmen27]

There’s nothing LFC can do with folk not turning up with the correct details. Everything stated on the email what to bring to collect tickets

[TeddyTime33]

Looking like huge queues outside stadium

[Gettin better all da time]

My bro lost his passport before the game - anyone seen one lying around? Idiot ha ha

[Thepooloflife]

Load of shite getting in to ground and even worse coming out with the heavy handed bizzies

[Red210]

The individual police officers were fine I found, it was the police policy that was wrong. It makes no sense, you can mingle freely going to the ground, I walked the half hour from my hotel together with loads of Benfica fans - then afterwards we get held captive for an hour+ for no reason. The club should try to do something about it, but not sure they care that much.

Getting sick of netting too - shouldn't really have a place in the 21st century. In any other sport people wouldn't put up with it.

[jizzspunk]

Getting sick of netting too - shouldn't really have a place in the 21st century. In any other sport people wouldn't put up with it.

If we win thru and play Villarreal wait till you get in that away end 😎..it's more like a cage than netting 😂..so $hite

[RedSue]

The individual police officers were fine I found, it was the police policy that was wrong. It makes no sense, you can mingle freely going to the ground, I walked the half hour from my hotel together with loads of Benfica fans - then afterwards we get held captive for an hour+ for no reason. The club should try to do something about it, but not sure they care that much.

Getting sick of netting too - shouldn't really have a place in the 21st century. In any other sport people wouldn't put up with it.

Then you get put on the metro which doesn’t stop at any stations and then none running back.  We let away fans out with no hold in and not frisked by stewards who go well beyond acceptable standards that seem the norm for our fans!!

[Red210]

Then you get put on the metro which doesn’t stop at any stations and then none running back.  We let away fans out with no hold in and not frisked by stewards who go well beyond acceptable standards that seem the norm for our fans!!

Agree on both those points, luckily I managed to get away before getting ushered into the metro (in that bit when we were being paraded along the street in front of the shops). So I could walk back to the hotel from there. But by then was the wrong side of the stadium so had to walk back around the stadium concorse, no problems at all of course with the few Benfica fans left.

[Thepooloflife]

The individual police officers were fine I found, it was the police policy that was wrong. It makes no sense, you can mingle freely going to the ground, I walked the half hour from my hotel together with loads of Benfica fans - then afterwards we get held captive for an hour+ for no reason. The club should try to do something about it, but not sure they care that much.

Getting sick of netting too - shouldn't really have a place in the 21st century. In any other sport people wouldn't put up with it.

The crowd we were in were held by police just before the ticket check. 30 minute wait right up to and beyond kick-off....then let through with one poor fella minding his own business, smashed with a baton by one copper. No reason on earth for that behavior.....fucking scum.

[PaulKS]

Absolutely ridiculous carry on, we got in early so had no issues there but leaving was a joke

Could've sworn we were at Juventus away or something... Benfica fans are sound and we were mingling with them around the ground before the game no problem

Being forced to go to basically to the end of the line on the metro was unbelievable

[gravy red]

It’s not the first and won’t be the last, getting kept in like a pack of hounds. But it won’t change, been going on far too long. Also the Portuguese police are desperate for a kick off, they do like to usher us around with a baton along the back of the legs.
On a different note, I can just about forget last nights long long wait as we are sitting on a peer by cable car with sun beaming down…so as much as I like tge German beer , I would rather the Spanish sunshine next time (please). Been far to long what with Covid.
YNWA 

[DangerScouse]

Shit show getting in and even worse leaving. And the c*nt who headbutted and punched another fan because he wasn't happy with him skipping the queue is a fucking c*nt. Same goes for the little wankers abusing him and calling him a wool. Biggest prick of all was the little c*nt who also punched him. Acting billy big bollox with his mates around. Cowards punch.

[RedSue]

Shit show getting in and even worse leaving. And the c*nt who headbutted and punched another fan because he wasn't happy with him skipping the queue is a fucking c*nt. Same goes for the little wankers abusing him and calling him a wool. Biggest prick of all was the little c*nt who also punched him. Acting billy big bollox with his mates around. Cowards punch.

Not sure if same incident, but bloke came in behind us saying he’d head butted a bloke who had a copy of his ticket - asked him for it and where he’d got it but bloke tried moving away so collared him. No idea if also punched but could be the reason and they were contacting club because they’d picked ticket up at 3:00pm and not given to anyone.

[davidsteventon]

If the metro went to the end how did people get back to hotels?

[gravy red]

If the metro went to the end how did people get back to hotels?

Went to platform on other side then back again (unattended)

[davidsteventon]

Oh! (Thought I read someone say it was closed). Must have dreamt that bit!

[Craig S]

The crowd we were in were held by police just before the ticket check. 30 minute wait right up to and beyond kick-off....then let through with one poor fella minding his own business, smashed with a baton by one copper. No reason on earth for that behavior.....fucking scum.

Dark grey jacket? Could have been me that.

We waited ages then let us through, but there was a bit of a surge and I got pushed into the police line, I couldn't do anything or go anywhere else. At first I thought they were just going to let me through between 2 of them, but one started swinging at me.
Bit of a blur, but just covered me head, and tried to move left, which left my ribs open for him to swing the baton at. Got a huge baton sized bruise down my side this morning.

Once through the line a suited guy and a uniformed officer took me to one side, I thought it was going to get worse and I was to be thrown out. But they said they saw what happened and wanted to apologise to me and on behalf of the Lisbon police.

I was a bit shocked through the first half and tried to find a LFC steward to report it to, but could not find one. Found one official from the club and was just told to send an email

[DangerScouse]

Not sure if same incident, but bloke came in behind us saying he’d head butted a bloke who had a copy of his ticket - asked him for it and where he’d got it but bloke tried moving away so collared him. No idea if also punched but could be the reason and they were contacting club because they’d picked ticket up at 3:00pm and not given to anyone.

I doubt it and certainly not what transpired. c*nt had long back hair. Was directly in front of their stewards too and they did fuck all.

[DangerScouse]

Dark grey jacket? Could have been me that.

We waited ages then let us through, but there was a bit of a surge and I got pushed into the police line, I couldn't do anything or go anywhere else. At first I thought they were just going to let me through between 2 of them, but one started swinging at me.
Bit of a blur, but just covered me head, and tried to move left, which left my ribs open for him to swing the baton at. Got a huge baton sized bruise down my side this morning.

Once through the line a suited guy and a uniformed officer took me to one side, I thought it was going to get worse and I was to be thrown out. But they said they saw what happened and wanted to apologise to me and on behalf of the Lisbon police.

I was a bit shocked through the first half and tried to find a LFC steward to report it to, but could not find one. Found one official from the club and was just told to send an email

Hope you're okay. They sould have pulling the copper over too!

Patience would have been wearing very thin for many with the post match shambles had we lost, thankfully we won in that regard.

[russmills10]

Hope all yous are alright after last night - sounds like a shite experience. Me n my mate got to the ground at 7 and let in 20 mins later thankfully but absolute disgrace that so many missed kick off. Hope the club hears about this and gives UEFA a kick up the backside. And the fact waiting over an hour after the game has become the norm and expected for us English fans says a lot about the state of policing us abroad- boss game and stadium nonetheless and great atmosphere in the square yesterday afternoon