Champions League: Benfica star says we’ve got the quality and potential | OneFootball

Tomás Soares has no doubts about the goal set for the Youth League. Following the victory against Slavia Prague, the young player from Benfica’s academy acknowledges that, despite the opponents, Vítor Vinha’s team has the talent and quality to win the competition for the second time.

In an interview with the newspaper A Bola, the young Benfica forward, who also spoke about the presence of Anísio Cabral and Daniel Banjaqui in José Mourinho’s squad, focused on winning the Youth League and stated the following: "It’s a wish of mine, of all the players, and of the staff at Benfica Campus".

"It would help the Club a lot to be recognized as the best academy in the world if we won again, and I think we have the quality and potential to win the competition", added the footballer, after the Eagles secured a place in the round of 16 by beating the Czechs 3-2.

"I know there are those who say our generation is one of the best from Benfica Campus, but that doesn’t make us conceited. On the contrary, it gives us the responsibility to fight for the title, even knowing we’ll face very strong teams, with a different physicality from what we find in Portugal. It’s a goal we have," he added.

"I come from a place with many Porto fans, but there are also many Benfica fans. I’ve always imagined myself, since I was little, playing for Benfica, because it’s the club of my heart," said Tomás Soares, who has been at the Club of Light since 2020 and has also already been called up by José Mourinho.

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