Kika Nazareth admits nerves ahead of Benfica reunion: I don’t know what… | OneFootball

Kika Nazareth is one of the great figures in the history of women's football at Benfica, and she will face the Eagles in the Champions League, playing for Barcelona. The player has already had the opportunity to comment on this reunion, and admitted to being "anxious" before returning home.

"It's going to be very special, I don't know exactly what I'm feeling right now. I also think that thinking too far ahead isn't good, but I know that I'll have a home... at home, and I'm anxious for this game. I don't know what to expect, I know that we are going to go in – and this 'we' hurts – we, Barcelona, are going in to win but, naturally, it's going to be difficult and it's going to hurt, not in such a negative sense of the word, but it will hurt," explained Kika Nazareth. It should be remembered that Rui Costa was recently criticized for allowing the sale of the player.

Before that game, the former Benfica player has a double commitment with the National Team, where she is currently in training camp. In a conversation with journalists at a press conference, Kika Nazareth also addressed the current form of the national team, starting by commenting on the new faces in the squad.

"I think they were very well embraced, both by me and by the whole team. We are a very united team and very Portuguese – we like to hug, to hold, to praise, and I think they are open to that, I hope, to say 'I'm okay, I'm not okay... do you want to cry? Let's cry, tell me about your life.' I think there is that closeness, obviously some more than others, but this team is open to the future – and the future has borne fruit," explained the former Benfica player.

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