Barreiro struggles away from Benfica, still no points for national team | OneFootball

Leandro Barreiro saw his national team, Luxembourg, suffer another defeat in the qualification for the 2026 World Cup. The Benfica midfielder was in the starting lineup in the match against Germany, which ended in a 2-0 loss. The team of the Benfica player remains without points in their qualifying group.

Starting by noting the presence of two Benfica players on the match sheet. In the starting lineup, Leandro Barreiro, a midfielder for the main team of Benfica, who played all 90 minutes on the field. The other member of the Eagles was Tomas de Sousa, from the Benfica B team, who started on the bench and was brought on during the match.

Regarding the match, it started positively for Luxembourg. The team of Leandro Barreiro managed to nullify Germany's chances and, despite allowing the Germans to dominate the game, managed to keep a clean sheet during the first half.

In the second half, the story was different. The Germans came out more aggressive, and Woltemade - an opponent of Benfica in the Champions League, playing for Newcastle - scored the first goal in the 49th minute. Twenty minutes later, the German striker scored again, setting the score at 2-0.

Luxembourg thus continues without earning any points in their qualification group for the 2026 World Cup. In contrast, Germany has managed to accumulate 12 points so far and will compete with Slovakia for the top spot in the next match.

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