Bet on Barreiro v Vitória Guimarães? Benfica star says he’s in | OneFootball

To the surprise of some, Leandro Barreiro was one of the first substitutions made against Vitória Guimarães. However, the Luxembourger’s selection proved to be a positive one, as José Mourinho pointed out, since the number 18 helped Benfica overcome the Minho side, winning 3-0.

In his analysis after the match at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, the Special One began by giving credit to the home team: “In the first half, the opponent also matters, because Vitória defended well, behaved well and left a fast player up front who looked for space and kept us on our toes, especially our center backs.”

Next, José Mourinho explained that his main weapons had little space to play, given the tight marking they faced: “Sudakov drifted a lot to the left and there were situations of superiority, however, we couldn’t find solutions, we got a bit stuck there. Lukebakio was also well marked.”

“In the second half, Leandro [Barreiro] came in well, Schjelderup too, but I highlight the whole team, we made some tactical adjustments, but mentally we did much more. I told the players that the goal could eventually come,” the coach of the Clube da Luz concluded.

Against a tough opponent, Benfica managed to secure three important points in Liga Portugal Betclic. The next match will be next Wednesday, November 5, for the Champions League, where the Glorious will be looking to claim their first win in the prestigious competition, against Bayer Leverkusen.

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