Pavlidis benched for Fenerbahçe v Benfica, still hopeful: We must be... | OneFootball

A recurring bet in the last season, something that has been happening in the present season, Vangelis Pavlidis again repeated the starting lineup for Benfica, in the draw against Fenerbahçe. At the end of the match, the number 14 jersey reacted to the result obtained by the red and whites and left the motto for the second game.

In statements at the end of the match, where he was left without tasting the goal, the Greek international recognized the difficulties, but stated that the team was superior: "Yes, we knew that, with an atmosphere like this, it would be very aggressive. I think we controlled the game in the 1st half, they didn't create that many opportunities"

However, even defending that Benfica was superior to Fenerbahçe, Pavlidis left some advice for the rest of his team: "We have to be more offensive and we have to be more aggressive and more creative in attack. It would be normal for a game like this and it was difficult, we knew it was going to be like that"

Asked if José Mourinho's team was better in the second half, the red and white striker didn't feel the same: "I don't think there was such a big difference. Because they also showed us three easy yellow cards in midfield and we couldn't be as aggressive as we wanted. But I didn't feel that they created that many opportunities or that they were that much better than us"

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