José Mourinho on Benfica v Tondela in the League Cup: We don't want... | OneFootball

After the convincing victory against Arouca, Benfica is preparing to start its participation in the League Cup. Present in Seixal, José Mourinho attended the press conference, where he made some comments about tomorrow’s match and stated that the team will not take it lightly.

When questioned by journalists, the Special One began by discussing Tondela’s current sporting moment, but made one thing clear about the opponent: "The Cup is the Cup, they are different competitions. It’s true that they are not in an easy position in the table".

Although he considers it a competition of lesser importance in the calendar, José Mourinho explained that the Eagles will not neglect their path: "But we don’t want to take it easy, we want to reach the ‘final four’, we’re going to play in our stadium".

Regarding the match against the team from Beira, the Special One explained that the team is once again entering a tighter cycle in terms of the schedule, with matches just a few days apart: "We won well at Luz for the league, we will have a tough game in Guimarães on Saturday".

Although the focus is on matches of greater importance, the Portuguese coach revealed that Benfica is mentally prepared for the League Cup match: "But today we prepared with a good training session so we can win the game tomorrow".

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