Tense moment in Benfica dressing room | OneFootball

The defeat against St. Gallen (2-1), in the first leg of the Europa League second qualifying round, left a tense atmosphere in Benfica’s dressing room. Even so, despite the evident disappointment, there was no heated reaction from the Eagles’ hierarchy after the final whistle.

According to Record, the mood among the players, coaching staff and directors was one of enormous frustration. The analysis of the defeat and the criticism of the team’s performance were left for the return to work at Benfica Campus, at a time when the group will already have had time to reflect on what happened in Switzerland.

The same source adds that the predominant feeling was one of discouragement, mainly because of the conviction that Benfica had enough quality to achieve a different result. The aim was to return to Lisbon with the advantage in the tie, avoiding the need to chase the deficit in the second leg.

Now, all attention is fully focused on next week’s match at the Estádio da Luz, where the side coached by Marco Silva will have to beat St. Gallen to keep alive the dream of reaching the Europa League league phase.

It should be remembered that, before the trip to Switzerland, Benfica supporters had already shown strong support for the team. In the match against Belenenses, played at the Estádio da Luz, around 20,000 spectators were in attendance, with Marco Silva being one of the most applauded figures during the team presentations.

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