Ramos double as brilliant Benfica thrash Brugge in Champions League

DOUBLING UP: Goncalo Ramos of SL Benfica celebrates after scoring the team's third goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 leg two match against Club Brugge KV at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Pic: Gualter Fatia/Getty Images

Clinical Benfica thrashed shell-shocked Club Brugge 5-1 with two goals from striker Goncalo Ramos to knock the Belgian side out of the Champions League and reach the quarter finals 7-1 on aggregate at the Estadio da Luz on Tuesday.

Led by a tireless Joao Mario, who netted a late penalty, and the in-form Ramos, Benfica showed exactly why they are seen in Portugal as the country's best side since Jose Mourinho's Porto were crowned European champions 19 years ago.