“A tie? “No, we want to win. Let’s do everything for it. We are preparing the game in the best way to get the three points.” Yes, on a purely theoretical level, Group H was limited to 18 points from PSG and the fight between Juventus and Benfica for second place, the Reds’ good start to the season and the victory in Turin reinforced the hope of challenging the impossible that has always been present among the players of the Luz team, even if it does not manifest itself in public terms. That is why, In a game with little to lose and much to gain With the certainty that any result would not end the leadership and would not take the team out of the qualifying places for the next phase, Enzo Fernández filled his chest in that almost defiant tone typical of South American athletes.
“I feel very good. When I came back from the national team I felt a bit tired but I recovered. morning [esta quarta-feira] it will be 50/50. The favorite will be PSG but we will do everything possible to get the victory. Presence in the selection? It was a very happy moment in my life. I fulfilled a childhood dream, we always dream of playing for our national team. I’m very happy. Secrets to get the best out of you? The concentration, the attitude, the will”, commented in the prelude to the match the Argentine midfielder, one of Benfica’s great highlights this season, who entered the third day of the Champions League as the element with the most fouls in the competition but also the fourth with the most recoveries, in a new proof of how all the operations were going there.
Even so, the prelude to one of the big games of the day in the Millionaire League was not exactly the happiest for the reds who, rather than break the streak of 13 consecutive victories with a void in Dom Afonso Henriques, showed a face that until now did not exist in season. Instead of almost 21 shots, Benfica made six. Instead of the seven attempts framed, there was only one. Instead of at least 13 shots in the box, it was just two. Instead of 11 fouls, he committed 22. Instead of almost nine recoveries in the final third, he got just four (none from David Neres or Rafa). Instead of 4.5 blatant goal-scoring opportunities as the league average pointed out, none had against V. Guimarães. A game can be just that, a game. However, it was this break that the team would now fight against.
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Source: Observadora
