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Champions League: Atletico Madrid report two positive COVID-19 cases ahead of quarter-final against Leipzig
•Atletico Madrid on Sunday reported two positive coronavirus tests, just four days before they face Leipzig in Portugal for a place in the Champions League semi-finals.
Champions League: Robert Lewandowski scores brace as Bayern Munch cruise past Chelsea, win 7-1 on aggregate
•Lewandowski has 13 goals in seven Champions League games this season — putting Cristiano Ronaldo's record of 17 within reach — and 53 in 44 across all competitions.
Champions League knockout rounds to be hosted in Lisbon, UEFA to move Europa League to Germany, says report
•The widely reported UEFA wish to hold an eight-team knockout bracket in two empty stadiums in Portugal’s capital was confirmed in reports Monday by broadcaster Sky Italia.
A Coronavirus saga — Capturing the ghostly beauty of 12 cities under lockdown during the pandemic
Abigailb •The USA has the highest number of infected cases while Italy has the highest death rate in the world.
Over 1,000 firefighters, planes, helicopters battle wildfires in Portugal’s Castelo Branco region; one civilian seriously injured
•Planes and helicopters joined more than a thousand firefighters in central Portugal Sunday to battle huge wildfires in a mountainous region where over 100 people died in huge blazes in 2017
Portugal becomes 6th European country to allow citizens to change gender without 'identity disruption' medical report
•The Portuguese parliament on Thursday approved a law that will allow citizens to change their gender and name from the age of 16 without a medical report showing "identity disruption".
FIFA World Cup 2018: Portugal's die-hard fans drive 7000 kilometres from Lisbon to Saransk to see Cristiano Ronaldo and Co in action
•Two diehard fans of the Portugal football team have driven all the way from Lisbon to Moscow, Russia in a van to watch their team play.
Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial bronze bust at Madeira airport replaced after request from player's entourage
•Cristiano Ronaldo's highly ridiculed bronze bust has been removed from the Madeira airport and replaced after a request from the player's entourage.
Primeira Liga: FC Porto seal first title in five seasons after rivals Benfica draw with Sporting Lisbon
•FC Porto won its first Portuguese league title in five seasons after a draw by rivals Benfica and Sporting Lisbon left both out of contention on Saturday.
Portugal fire: At least eight dead, 50 injured in Tondela after heater explodes in building; rescue ops on
•At least eight people died and dozens were injured in Tondela, Portugal, after a heater exploded and started a fire at the packed premises of a local residents' association