Mourinho on Samuel Dahl’s future after Benfica v Leverkusen | OneFootball

José Mourinho absolved Samuel Dahl of any responsibility for the Eagles’ defeat in the Benfica – Leverkusen match. At the end of the game, the coach of the Reds showered the left-back with praise – who had even celebrated an important achievement recently – noting that he has been improving significantly in recent weeks.

“For the game against Casa Pia, I’ll say right now that Samuel Dahl will play. He had a fantastic game. In the first half, it was a delight to watch him play. He’s a much better player, seeking depth much more than before,” revealed José Mourinho, giving a tremendous vote of confidence to the Benfica left-back.

“He had a very, very, very good game. I didn’t take him off to punish him for the mistake. It was our mistake, not his. We missed open goals, tried to walk the ball into the net... those were individual errors,” continued José Mourinho, explaining Samuel Dahl’s substitution in the Benfica – Leverkusen match.

“The kid had a very, very good game. My heart aches for a kid who played an excellent match, then made an assist for Bayer to win without doing anything to deserve it,” concluded José Mourinho, arguing that the Germans’ victory over Benfica in the Champions League was not fair.

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