▁equal ized , ▁allowing ▁Ben fica ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁point . ▁T rap at ton i ▁bl amed ▁the ▁team ' s ▁na ï v ety ▁for ▁the ▁goal ▁conced ed , ▁but ▁pra ised ▁their ▁character ▁for ▁not ▁giving ▁up . ▁ ▁Ben fica ▁opened ▁November ▁with ▁a ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁match ▁away ▁against ▁German ▁side ▁V f B ▁Stuttgart . ▁They ▁conced ed ▁the ▁first ▁goal ▁by ▁C ac au ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁and ▁let ▁in ▁two ▁more — both ▁headers — in ▁the ▁second . ▁T rap at ton i ▁attributed ▁the ▁defeat ▁to ▁the ▁superior ▁physical ▁ability ▁of ▁the ▁Germ ans . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁November , ▁Ben fica ▁hosted ▁Vit ória ▁de ▁Set ú bal ▁and ▁defeated ▁them ▁ 4 – 0 , ▁retain ing ▁first ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁Six ▁days ▁later , ▁Ben fica ▁dropped ▁two ▁points ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁loss ▁at ▁the ▁Est ád io ▁dos ▁Bar rei ros ▁to ▁Mar ít imo . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁November , ▁Ben fica ▁hosted ▁Rio ▁A ve ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁reg ain ▁the ▁top ▁spot . ▁After ▁building ▁a ▁ 3 – 1 ▁lead ▁at ▁half - time , ▁Ben fica ▁allowed ▁the ▁visitors ▁to ▁equal ize ▁the ▁game , ▁cost ing ▁them ▁two ▁more ▁points . ▁T rap at ton i ▁critic ized ▁his ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁way ▁it ▁conced ed ▁the ▁ 3 – 3 ▁draw ▁after ▁a ▁free - k ick ▁for ▁Ben fica ▁turned ▁into ▁a