Portugal's familiar two-horse race resumes in unusual conditions

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Round of 32 Second Leg - FC Porto v Bayer Leverkusen - Estadio do Dragao, Porto, Portugal - February 27, 2020 General view outside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Miguel Vidal/File Photo

(Reuters) - Portugal's Primeira Liga restarts on Wednesday in unusual conditions after the novel coronavirus stoppage but with a familiar feel as the country's leading two teams resume battle.

While matches must be played without fans, as in other countries where football is reawakening, the title contest will as usual be a two-horse race between old rivals Porto and Benfica who have had a duopoly on the trophy since 2002.