Vangelis Pavlidis apologises to fans, explains Benfica v Braga defeat | OneFootball

Vangelis Pavlidis apologized to the fans after Benfica's elimination from the League Cup against Braga. At the end of the match, in statements to Sport TV, the Greek international, who scored the Eagles' goal, considered that José Mourinho's team started the game poorly and ended up paying dearly for that mistake.

“It wasn't a good game, the first half was difficult, we conceded two goals, then we tried everything in the second half but it didn't work. We have had difficulties in the first half and we need to work on that, avoiding players' mistakes. These are decisive games and starting off losing makes the games different, we are not happy with the result,” Vangelis Pavlidis began by saying.

“Congratulations to Braga, we are very disappointed not to be in the final. I want to apologize to Benfica fans, we want to come back stronger and learn from these games,” concluded the Benfica forward, who is in excellent form, having scored five goals and provided one assist in the last five matches.

Pavlidis in tremendous form

This season, wearing the Benfica jersey, Vangelis Pavlidis – valued at 35 million euros – played 32 games: 17 in the Liga Portugal Betclic, 10 in the Champions League, two in the Portuguese Cup, two in the League Cup, and one in the Super Cup. In the 2,279 minutes he was on the field, the athlete scored 20 goals and made two assists.

Benfica will be back in action next Wednesday, January 14, at 8:45 PM, traveling to Porto's ground. The match pertains to the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup and the Reds have only one goal: to secure a spot in the next stage of the prestigious competition.

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