Bruno Lage baffled by Benfica v Qarabag display: Not normal | OneFootball

Bruno Lage, coach of Benfica, reacted with sadness to the unexpected defeat (3-2) against Qarabag at Estádio da Luz in the Champions League, placing the hypothetical possibility of stepping down soon in the hands of Rui Costa. The manager also analyzed the match and says that "it is not normal" to squander a two-goal lead against a weaker opponent.

"Regarding the future, I can't tell you because what we control is our work. We have to look at the game we played, especially at the way we conceded, which leaves us very sad, because it is not normal. At this moment, I am the coach of Benfica, we are all very sad, very critical of our performance," he began by saying at the press conference.

The coach praised his team's performance up to 2-0: "We showed by the way we started that we wanted to win, but we couldn't maintain the level for 90 minutes. There are several reasons for that. The first goal punished us. We kept trying to play the same way, we tried with the substitutions to refresh the players up front, to try to remain assertive, but we conceded goals that we cannot concede," he explained.

Bruno Lage analyzed the goals conceded: "The most important thing is that the issues have been identified. On the second goal, there was too much space between the full-back and the center-back. On the third, the team pushed up and left the opponents onside. These are mistakes that this team does not make, but unfortunately, we made them today," he noted.

The Benfica coach left the pitch at Luz to a huge chorus of boos, in the first matchday of the Champions League group stage. As soon as the final whistle blew, (See HERE).

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.