Francisco Conceição celebrates Juventus win and says: We knew Benfica... | OneFootball

After Juventus defeated (2-0) Benfica at home, in the 7th round of the Champions League, Francisco Conceição expressed his satisfaction with the result. The Portuguese winger spoke about Benfica's complicated situation in Europe's top club competition.

"We knew that Benfica needed to win to aspire to go far in the competition. They came to win. We were prepared. We played a competent game. We have to keep going. We will try to win the last round so we don't have to play the 2 playoff games. That's what we're going to try to do. We have to prove it on the field," stated the forward in an interview with Sport TV.

The international player for the national team, a colleague of António Silva, also spoke about his return to competition after suffering an injury. "When I came on, the goal was to help the team. That's what I tried to do, maybe not in the best way. I was coming back from a small injury. I'm very happy with these 45 minutes. We had a good victory. There's 1 game left in this competition, we want to win."

"I want to say a word to all the Portuguese. I'm playing abroad and I miss my country like anyone who emigrates. I really miss my country," confessed the 22-year-old athlete, who has been through Sporting's academy and represented Porto for several years.

This season with Juventus, Francisco Conceição - valued at 30 million euros - has played 22 games: 15 in Serie A, six in the Champions League, and one in the Coppa Italia. In the 1,286 minutes on the field, the winger has scored 3 goals for the "Bianconeri".

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