“If we don’t have balance, Real Madrid is a team that punishes.

About Benfica specifies “to maintain balance” in front of Real Madrid, “a team that punishes” the opponent, to win the last match of the league stage from the Liga dos Campeões de futebol, before this third fair, January 27, or coach José Mourinho.

The signings are in the direct knockout zone and we know that even after the triumph in the fourth round of the Spanish giants, they need an improvised combination of results to be sure of the play-offs to reach the final rounds, but the coach will be reminded of the importance of the match. to win a record-breaking number of competition titles before you think “it will pass in other stadiums”.

“If we don’t have balance, Real Madrid is a team that punishes. They are top players and they don’t measure exactly 37 times the number of players in the opponent’s area.” [para marcarem]. We will meet 3 times and make 3 treats. I’m so high level that we’re hoping for a mistake to punish you.”assinalou José Mourinho, at a business conference regarding the match from Italy and the last round of the ‘Champions’ 2025/26.

Benfica occupies 29th place in the league stage, two points from the last position in the play-off selection zone, which will be contested by teams placed between ninth and 24th, and Real Madrid, third in position, with a strong possibility of following directly behind the “oitavos”, have long been the ideal opponent.

“When we analyze Real Madrid (…), we would like to be able to play strategically in a different way. [com a Juventus]we are in the area [adversária] 34 times a bowl and we don’t eat a snack. I don’t admit what you want [na quarta-feira] we spent 34 times in this area [do Real Madrid]. Sometimes we were afraid to indulge”notice.

Benfica lost 2-0 at the stadium in a week, on the previous day of the millionaire league, in a match against their top scorer or international forward Greg Vangelis Pavlidis, who received a high penalty, and it was a very delicate situation to ensure continuity in the most important match of European clubs.

“If we don’t win, we don’t have to count. If we win, we’ll go to the beach and find out if we qualify or not. We’re not afraid to get and we’re not afraid of what happens in the next stages. We’re not afraid to think about other results: if we don’t have any other results to qualify.”booster or trainer, 63 years old.

Then, in the middle of the league stage, he won any point, with four defeats in the same number of players, triumphs with Ajax, in Amsterdam, in Naples, in Lisbon, both 2-0, we will return to the qualification for the play-offs, the last Desaire em Turim almost to extinction.

Previously, under the technical command of Bruno Lage, Benfica lost their excellent form in the first half, after receiving Qarabag 3-2, then played second-hand, subsequently either with Chelsea (1-0), or Newcastle (3-0) or Bayer Leverkusen (1-0), with José Mourinho as their coach.

“The big problem in this qualifying phase is the opening round at home, a game that was mandatory to play and which ends with nine points and a point in our qualification. It also goes through games that we try to lose, such as the round at home as [Bayer] Leverkusen, totally unfair”supported by European Camp Coach in 1961 and 1962.

Jose Mourinho, winner of the competition in 2003/04, technical director of FC Porto and 2009/10 of Inter Milan, does not realize how emotional it is when Spanish player Álvaro Arbeloa takes over the technical management of the two men. Merenguesthe holder of 15 Liga dos Campeões titles, a once-old defender who coached between 2010 and 2013 during his move to Real Madrid, is one of two “special former jogadores”.

“From a human point of view, they are two of my favorite players. He is not the best player to play for me at Real Madrid, but he is one of the best players to play for me at Real Madrid. He is the last one I can impress. I hope they all run well and can have a fantastic career.” as a train driver”explain.

They will face either Benfica, 29th in the Champions League, in the fourth round or Real Madrid, third, in the first and final match at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon from 20:00, officiated by Italian referee Davide Massa.