International press scrutinises 'boring' display in Real Madrid v Benfica | OneFootball

The international press did not remain indifferent to the match between Benfica and Real Madrid. In the echoes that traveled across Europe, some considered that the duel between the Merengues and the Encarnados promised more, however, it ended up being dull.

The newspaper MARCA - which had already targeted José Mourinho - highlighted that the match in question did not evoke much excitement, as would be expected: ""The silence of the Bernabéu during almost the entire game"." However, the sports daily did not stop there and continued.

""With or without instructions from Mourinho, the truth is that Benfica played an outstanding game at the Bernabéu"," wrote the same source, regarding the match in Madrid. "A silence of panic" and "clearly on top," went further the daily AS, about Benfica's performance at the home of the Merengues.

In Brazil, the spotlight ended up being on Vinicius Jr., with the newspaper Estadão giving prominence to the Real Madrid figure, providing a guarantee about him: "Decisive for the second consecutive game." However, it also spoke about Benfica's performance: ""That knew how to find spaces and showed personality at the Bernabéu"."

""The echoes of the racism scandal from the previous week"," can be read in the headline of Suddeutsche Zeitung, regarding the incidents of the match at Santiago Bernabéu. "Vinícius, the owner of the knockout against Benfica," wrote, in turn, the newspaper Olé, from the Argentine press.

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