In Braga, from 8:30pm on Saturday, the 'Dragons', who have one more point than the 'Gunners', will defend third place, which will immediately guarantee them a place in the group stage of next season's Europa League, sending the Braga team to the preliminary rounds.

If they finish on the podium, Sporting de Braga will only be able to secure a place in the group stage of the second European competition after the Portuguese Cup final, if Sporting defeats FC Porto.

In the farewell to the championship this season, FC Porto will not be able to count on coach Sérgio Conceição, who was punished after receiving a yellow card in the reception to Boavista, the fifth that was shown to him in the competition.

With Vizela and Desportivo de Chaves already relegated, Portimonense (16th), Estrela da Amadora (15th) and Boavista (14th) seek to escape the maintenance play-off, with the Algarve team, who visit their neighbours Farense, being the only ones who depend on others, although they always have to win.

The three matches that decide the play-off are scheduled for 3:30pm on Saturday, with Boavista hosting Vizela, and a victory guarantees their permanence and a draw could guarantee it, since the 'black and whites' have a 12-goal advantage in the goal difference in relation to Portimonense -- the first tiebreaker criterion is the direct confrontation, but this particular one is cancelled, since both teams won the two matches between them by 4-1.

For Estrela da Amadora, only a victory at home against Gil Vicente automatically guarantees their permanence in the main division, and in the event of a draw or defeat, they always have to wait for at least a draw from Portimonense -- in the event of a tie in points, the Amadora team has the advantage in the direct confrontation.

In the play-off, the 16th-placed team in Liga I will face the third-placed team in Liga II, with AVS having a one-point advantage over Marítimo, playing on Sunday, respectively, with Tondela and Académico de Viseu.

Already champions, Sporting will celebrate with their fans on Saturday, at 6:00pm, in the reception to the bottom-placed Desportivo de Chaves, receiving the 20th Portuguese champion's cup after the match.

The last round begins on Friday, the day when Benfica, second-placed, closes the season at the home of Rio Ave, 10th, after Famalicão, eighth, hosts Casa Pia, 12th.

On Saturday, the matches between Arouca (seventh) and Vitória de Guimarães (fifth), and between Moreirense (sixth) and Estoril Praia (13th) will also be played.

Programme for the 34th and last round of Liga I:

- Friday, 17 May:

Famalicão - Casa Pia, 6:45pm

Rio Ave -- Benfica, 8:45pm

- Saturday, 18 May:

Boavista -- Vizela, 3:30pm

Estrela da Amadora - Gil Vicente, 3:30pm

Farense -- Portimonense, 3:30pm

Arouca - Vitória de Guimarães, 3:30pm

Sporting - Desportivo de Chaves, 6:00pm

Moreirense - Estoril Praia, 6:00pm

Sporting de Braga - FC Porto, 8:30pm

Also Read: "Sp. Braga-FC Porto is not a matter of life or death. But the Cup final is" (Portuguese version)