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

The international press did not remain indifferent to the match between Benfica and Real Madrid. In the reactions that echoed throughout Europe, some considered that the duel between the Merengues and the Eagles promised more, but in the end, it turned out to be dull.

The newspaper MARCA – which had already targeted José Mourinho – highlighted that the match in question did not spark much excitement, as would have been expected: “The silence of the Bernabéu for 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 a great game at the Bernabéu,” wrote the same source about the match in Madrid. “A silence of panic” and “clearly on top,” went further the AS daily, regarding Benfica’s performance at the Merengues’ home.

In Brazil, the spotlight ended up on Vinicius Jr., with the newspaper Estadão giving center stage to the Real Madrid star, making a guarantee about him: “Decisive for the second consecutive match.” However, it also commented on Benfica’s display: “Who knew how to find spaces and showed personality at the Bernabéu.”

“The echoes of last week’s racism scandal,” reads the headline of Suddeutsche Zeitung, regarding the incidents of the match at the Santiago Bernabéu. “Vinícius, the star of the tie against Benfica,” wrote, in turn, the newspaper Olé from the Argentine press.

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