Caio Henrique: "We must impose our style of play if we want to win" | OneFootball

After making his 150th appearance in Rouge et Blanc in Bologna during the previous matchday (0-1), the Brazilian full-back spoke at a press conference, on the eve of the reception of Benfica at the Stade Louis-II (9 p.m.).

He passed a symbolic milestone. By entering the game in Matchday 4 of the Champions League in Italy three weeks aggo (in a 0-1 win), Caio Henrique has reached the 150 appearance mark with AS Monaco. It is therefore to discuss his career and the current form of the team that the Brazilian appeared before the media on the eve of facing Benfica at the Stade Louis-II (9 p.m.). 🎙️

Confidence level

Many people may think that we are the favourites for this match, given that we have already collected 10 points. In any case, it will be a clash between two great teams.

Angel Di Maria is one of the best Benfica players, a world-class player. When he was at Paris Saint-Germain, we had the opportunity to face him several times. When he has the ball, he is very dangerous, so we will have to keep an eye on him.

And what is certain is that Benfica will come to win points. It will be an interesting match between two teams focused on attacking, who will both want to score. We will have to be very focused and show our style of play if we want to hope to win tomorrow.

On Benfica

I repeat, it will be a complicated, tough match against a Benfica team that is coming to win, because they need points to move up the table. But we also have the mentality to win three points that would be very important for us. The threats? Angel Di Maria is one of the best Benfica players, a world-class player.

When he was at Paris Saint-Germain, we had the opportunity to face him several times. When he has the ball, he is very dangerous, so we will have to keep an eye on him. Tomorrow, we must not leave him any space, or anyone else for that matter.

On set pieces

It’s true we’re doing very well in this regard, we have a lot of quality players to take them. It’s important, because sometimes a match can be challenging, closed down, and can swing thanks to that. It’s a crucial phase of the game that we work on a lot in training.

The game on the wings

It is indeed an important aspect in the game of both teams, we are quite similar in this, being very forward-looking. Thus, the management of the flanks will depend a lot on the strategy of each of us. We know the strong points of Benfica, and their full-backs are part of it. We have studied them well, so we will try to contain their strong points.

He was very young when he came on loan here to Monaco. It was tough for him at the beginning, but I am very happy to see how he has developed since then at Benfica and to see what he has become. He is having a great season and has managed to settle into the eleven.

On Florentino Luis

He is a friend of mine. I met him when he was very young when he came on loan here to Monaco. It was tough for him at the beginning, but I am very happy to see how he has developed since then at Benfica and to see what he has become. He is having a great season and has managed to settle into the eleven. I am happy for him, even if I hope he will not perform as well against us tomorrow (smiles).

The goal in the Champions League

All the games are important for us. With three wins in a row, it is certain that we have accumulated confidence. But tomorrow is another competition, with a Benfica team that has a lot of quality, as I said. So we will have to impose our style of play to be able to win.