Benfica boss on Champions League: Sides are evenly matched | OneFootball

Ivan Batista did not hide Benfica's ambition in the Champions League. The coach of the women's football team of the Eagles spoke to journalists at a press conference previewing the first match of the red team's campaign in the prestigious tournament, against Juventus, scheduled for next Tuesday, October 7.

"The teams are very evenly matched in terms of individual and collective quality, but we want to go to Turin to win, to put on a good performance against one of the best European teams at the moment," began the Benfica coach – who saw his team thrash their opponent in the last national league match.

Ivan Batista continued, recalling the quality of their opponents, Italian champions in six of the last eight seasons: "This is a team that needs no introduction. (...) Certainly, there will be differences compared to last season, some of which we have naturally observed from the team's performance in recent matches."

To conclude, he emphasized Benfica's ambitions in the Champions League: "It is a competition where the club has grown in recent years, and we want to cement Benfica's position in the Champions League. (...) I believe the group is prepared to face the different challenges that will come our way."

Also present at the press conference was player Diana Gomes, who made an appeal to the fans: "To do everything we trained this week and fight until the end for the three points. (...) If you can support us, it is always very important for us, the players, to feel the support from outside while we are on the pitch."

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