El Karouani starts for Benfica, already teases team-mate: that guy | OneFootball

Benfica showed up at San Siro with nine changes from their usual starting eleven, but that did not mean any loss of quality. Souffian El Karouani was one of the new faces brought in by Marco Silva and made the most of his first opportunity as a starter with a top-level performance, also providing an assist in the 2-0 win over Milan.

At the end of the match, the Moroccan full-back did not hide his happiness over the victory and highlighted the support of the Benfica fans, while also joking about Lukebakio, scorer of the first goal: “It’s a fantastic feeling. It was crazy to experience the atmosphere in the stadium. I heard our fans throughout the whole game, they gave us a lot of energy. It was a spectacular goal from that guy over there, Dodi (laughs). We prepared well for this game, and that’s why we won 2-0,” he said.

With what was practically an alternative lineup, keeping only Tomás Araújo and João Palhinha in the starting eleven, Benfica delivered a high-level performance. For El Karouani, the response shows the quality within the squad and the work being done by Marco Silva.

“I think we showed that we have good direction. We need this to be champions and go far in the Europa League. We showed that we have quality in the team. We have many good players and that is good because we help each other reach a higher level,” explained El Karouani.

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