José Mourinho says Benfica mainstay will have to stop | OneFootball

According to Glorioso 1904, Benfica host AFS on Saturday 21 February in the 23rd round, and José Mourinho signalled changes, saying Fredrik Aursnes will have to stop to keep alive hopes of playing in Madrid and is not in condition to feature.

He added that he will adjust the team with full respect for a difficult match, stressing they still have to win it.

Aursnes had already been a doubt for the first meeting with Real Madrid in the Champions League.

Without Gianlunca Prestianni and the Norwegian midfielder against AFS, the coach is expected to turn to Dodi Lukebakio and Richard Ríos.

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany reacted emotionally to the Vinícius Júnior and Gianluca Prestianni incident in Benfica’s tie with Real Madrid, criticising Mourinho’s public handling and his use of Eusébio’s name.

This season Aursnes has played 41 matches for Benfica, 21 in Liga Portugal Betclic, 13 in the Champions League, four in the Taça de Portugal, two in the Taça da Liga and one in the Supertaça, totalling 3,500 minutes with four goals and seven assists.

Source: Glorioso 1904