Aursnes to fans after Benfica–Leverkusen: We fell short… | OneFootball

Fredrik Aursnes thanked the support of Benfica fans in the match against Leverkusen. After another setback in the current edition of the Champions League, the Norwegian midfielder believes that the team performed well, with room for improvement in one or two aspects.

"We had good opportunities in the first and second halves. Something was missing. The fans cheered us on today. We had good feelings, they supported us in the second half. I felt they helped us," analyzed Fredrik Aursnes, at the end of the Benfica – Leverkusen match, in the fourth round of the Champions League.

One of the most negative aspects of the Benfica – Leverkusen match ended up being the performance of the refereeing team. In the second half, Tapsoba hit Leandro Barreiro inside the penalty area, but the refereeing team let it go. According to the vast majority of experts, including Pedro Henriques, the decision was wrong.

This season, wearing the Benfica jersey, Fredrik Aursnes – valued at 20 million euros – has played 21 matches: 10 in the Liga Portugal Betclic, eight in the Champions League, one in the Taça de Portugal, one in the Taça da Liga, and another in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 1,851 minutes he was on the pitch, the 29-year-old athlete scored two goals and made two assists.

After the fourth defeat in four games in this edition of the Champions League, Benfica now turns its attention to the Liga Portugal Betclic. Next Sunday, at 8:30 PM, José Mourinho's team will host Casa Pia at the Estádio da Luz. The match is part of the 11th round of the National Championship.

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