The Olympic stadium already shows the colors of the Champions. Before the ball started rolling, this after – -after -After -After -After -After -After -After -After -After -After -After -After -After -After -Year, Barcelona FEF hosted the previous press conference and the formation of Benfica. The Portuguese team arrived in Barcelona this morning to follow the match and certify their presence in the next round of the competition. Their purpose is ambitious because to achieve it, they will have to defeat a bar that arrives at a wonderful moment and that, despite the advantage, will win the match.
In this regard, the Lisbon coach is aware. Bruno does it. He acknowledged that Barça is a very strong team, but also confessed that they are not afraid of them: "We are sure. In the other two duels, we started very well, generating and scoring in the first minutes. We have the courage and ambition to do the same."
Although Benfica is confident in achieving a positive result and their presentation to Barça, the coach praised the team’s style: "They play to dominate the ball. Midfielders have a lot of prominence, but they also have situations against which they are lethal." Precisely, one of the strong points of the team according to Lage is the forward Acian: "They are very strong and our strategy cannot focus only on defense. Molí is also strong. Raphinha or Lewandowski play very well and can hurt us."
On the other hand, Bruno Lage gave hints on where they will try to harm Barça. He acknowledges that, despite the talent in defense and the goal, the key is there: "We see that Barça, depending on their players, guides the defense in one way or another. We have to be clear about where the spaces will be and I believe we can do it very well."
"I’m ready to defend Raphinha"
Before the coach, it’s Tomás Araújo’s turn. The defender, who is available for the game, trusted in the team’s possibilities: "I have prepared the same as always. We know we can get a good result."
The Portuguese recognized that despite losing both games, they still have the ability to generate chances against Barça. For this reason, he explained that chances will be the "key." Furthermore, he also appreciated his defensive role in a possible duel against Raphinha and acknowledged that, although "it will be a challenge, he is prepared."