Benfica squad ‘to push for’ Champions League spot in final three games | OneFootball

With three matches left, Benfica’s squad are focused on the club’s primary goal in Liga Portugal Betclic and aligned with the hierarchy’s demands.

Record writes that the players are targeting the Champions League berth and view the run-in as three finals. The report adds that José Mourinho has underlined the need to qualify and the squad are in step with him.

Sporting’s draw in Vila das Aves means Benfica now depend only on themselves to claim second place. If achieved, an objective defined after the draw in Rio Maior, it would take them into the Champions League play-offs.

To make that happen, they must avoid slips in the last three league games, or at worst post results better than Sporting’s, whose hopes of a third successive title have evaporated.

The first test is a trip to Famalicão, who are also chasing Europe. Caution is high, as they were the last side to take points off Porto with a draw at the Dragão. Mourinho does not want to lose sight of the Champions League.

Source: Glorioso 1904