Mourinho on what Benfica and Leverkusen need for the play-offs | OneFootball

José Mourinho believes that it is still possible for Benfica to reach the Champions League play-offs. The Luz club took to the field this Wednesday, November 5, to face Bayer Leverkusen. The Eagles were defeated 1-0, and at the end of the match, the Portuguese coach spoke to Sporttv microphones in the usual flash interview.

"A good and complete performance. It's only not truly complete because we didn't score any goals. Many of the things we did well were exactly what we had prepared to do. Lukebakio, Pavlidis dropping back..." José Mourinho began, taking the opportunity to praise his team.

The Benfica coach continued: "Everything we prepared, the players did very well, with commitment. It's a great frustration, but it was a very well-played match. I told the players that if we repeat this game, with the chances we had, we lose 1 out of 10."

Then, José Mourinho assessed Benfica's situation in the Champions League: "We've been saying the games are decisive ever since we lost to Qarabag, which is the match that marks the trajectory. We played well against Chelsea, had a good first half against Newcastle..."

"Today we deserved to win. We need 10 points, maybe not even that, to qualify. We have two games left until the end of the year, if we get six points, we're in the race. Right now we're not there in terms of points, but the team played a great match," concluded the Benfica coach.

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