The day thousands of Portsmouth fans took over the centre of Guimaraes

This week’s Great Pompey Games Revisited feature in the Sports Mail looks back on the Blues’ 2008 Uefa Cup trip to Guimaraes, Portugal, for the club’s first ever away trip in European competition.

The Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques welcomed 3,000 travelling Pompey fans for the game, which ended 2-2 after extra-time and saw Harry Redknapp’s side progress 4-2 on aggregate. But it wasn’t just the stadium that saw an impressive star & crescent invasion. Indeed, the Praca de Santiago in the centre of Guimaraes was also a must-visit venue for those fans lucky to be there.

9. Fans in Guimaraes

A football is introduced to the festivities in Praca de Santiago in the centre of Guimaraes hours before kick off. Picture: Steve Reid | JPIMedia Photo: The News archive

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10. Fans celebrate in Guimaraes

Pompey fans (left to right) Jake Bowman, Kev Page, Joe Bloke and Paul Renouf from Stubbington fly their giant flag from a restaurant balcony in the main square in Guimaraes. Picture: Steve Reid | JPIMedia Photo: The News archive