in april, benfica were still battling for a champions league semi-final spot while chasing porto and sporting in the domestic title race. on the first day of the month, benfica played away to belenenses. josé pedro scored first for the home team in the 9th minute, but benfica's miccoli equalized and seven minutes later, karagounis scored again. benfica won 2–1. assistant manager bruins slot said, "the win allows us to keep pressure on our opponents and give us morale for barcelona". the following wednesday, benfica visited the nou camp in the second leg of the quarter-finals. barcelona pressured hard and almost scored in the first five minutes with a penalty kick, with moretto defending ronaldinho's shot. a few minutes later, the brazilian scored to make it 1–0 for barça from open play. benfica had the best chance to level in the 61st minute, but simão missed an opportunity. samuel eto'o scored a late goal for barcelona, putting barça into the semi-finals. president luís filipe vieira said, "we were hoping to reach the final. we were awakened from the dream—every supporter was".