Álvaro Magalhães: Key player was the best in Ajax v Benfica clash | OneFootball

Álvaro Magalhães highlighted Leandro Barreiro as the standout player in Ajax - Benfica. The former player and coach of the Eagles took the opportunity in his opinion column in the newspaper Record to give a brief assessment of the Eagles' Champions League match, which ended with a 2-0 victory.

"Benfica still hasn't fully convinced", Álvaro Magalhães began by writing. For the former Eagles player, the team led by José Mourinho has not yet reached its full potential, even despite their first win in this edition of the Champions League.

The figure who also served as assistant coach at Benfica nevertheless praised the Eagles' mentality in a match where they were obliged to win to keep their hopes alive in the competition: "It was a different game, the players knew the responsibility".

"Mourinho opted for a more defensive system, but defending is an art. Barreiro was the best", concluded Álvaro Magalhães, highlighting the Luxembourgish midfielder as the standout player during the Eagles' match against Ajax.

It should be remembered that Benfica visited Amsterdam last Tuesday, November 25, to face and defeat Ajax. The Eagles' victory was sealed with a 2-0 scoreline.

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