Leandro Barreiro on his goal in Ajax v Benfica: The aim was... | OneFootball

Leandro Barreiro did not hide his satisfaction with his first triumph in the Champions League. The Luxembourg international scored the second goal for Benfica in the victory against Ajax and admitted that it was a play that calmed the team. In addition, the number 18 revealed that the Eagles’ squad faced some difficulties.

"We started the game well. Then, we went through a more complicated phase", said Leandro Barreiro, acknowledging that the team did well at the beginning—thanks to Samuel Dahel’s early goal—but felt a bit of pressure in the following minutes.

"In the second half, we started well again, but we felt it was getting complicated. Scoring the second goal at the end helped us a lot," explained José Mourinho’s starting choice, speaking to Sport TV at the end of the match in Amsterdam.

"At the end of the first half, we felt that they made some changes in ball possession. We tried to change a few things at halftime, but they were better. Even so, we created opportunities on the counterattack, but yes, we were more compact instead of forcing mistakes," Barreiro added.

"The goal was to help the team with second balls and also with forward movements. It went well today. It was important to win and we got the three points," said the Benfica player about the goal he scored in the final minutes of the match.

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