Ivan Batista after Benfica–Twente: mission crystal clear | OneFootball

Benfica's women's football team drew, one-all, in their match against Twente. At the end of the third round of the Champions League, Ivan Batista stated that this was not the result the team wanted and is already aiming for a victory in the next round of the competition, at the home of Paris FC.

“It was a very contested game throughout the 90 minutes, not always well played and often too fragmented for what our intentions were, and we found a Twente team here with a lot of quality, something we had already anticipated, and they fought well,” began Ivan Batista, coach of Benfica's women's football team, in his analysis.

“It wasn't the result we wanted today and this, on one hand, made things a bit clearer - now we have a very clear mission to go to Paris and fight for the three points, because we know that anything less could also greatly affect our future in the competition,” added Ivan Batista.

“On the other side, a team from a French League competitive context, totally different from ours, much more accustomed, in terms of domestic competitions, to having this type of duels and confrontations with greater intensity week after week, we have to approach this game as if it were a final, to achieve a different result,” concluded Ivan Batista.

Benfica's women's football team will be back in action next Wednesday, November 19, against Paris FC. The game, part of the fourth round of the Champions League, will be played at the home of the French team, led by Sandrine Soubeyrand, at 20:00. Ivan Batista's team aims to secure their first victory in the competition.

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