This is the 5491st most frequent German word.
benfica
The word "Benfica" is not German; it refers to a Portuguese football club, Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
The term 'Benfica' here refers to the name of a football club, describing its identity as an entity.
Benfica ist eine bekannte Fußballmannschaft aus Portugal.
Benfica is a well-known football team from Portugal.
In this sentence, 'Benfica' denotes the football team participating in the game, indicating its active role.
Ich habe ein Spiel von Benfica gegen Porto angeschaut.
I watched a game of Benfica against Porto.
Here, 'Benfica' represents the club followed by the friend, showing affiliation and admiration towards it.