Coach admits Champions League superiority: "Benfica were clever" | OneFootball

After his team's 4-1 victory over Sporting at Pavilhão João Rocha, in the Champions League, Benfica's coach, Edu Castro, was adamant in stating, when analyzing the derby with the lions on the European stage, that his team was superior to the rival.

"Benfica was a much better team. This game cannot be measured only by effectiveness. We closed the lines more. The game started with a mishap in the first half, then we controlled the game and had many chances to go into halftime leading by much more than 3-1,” the Spanish coach began to declare.

“In the second half, we perfectly controlled the game in our defense and counter-attacked very well, and we didn't suffer as much as we thought we might on this very difficult pitch. Good game, intelligence, and above all, competence. Not only do we remain unbeaten, but we have won all the Champions League games”, he recalled.

With a positive result, Edu Castro did not hide his praise but remains focused on the future: “Benfica was intelligent and competent. We learned from what we did at Luz, where we had already performed very well. We are in the lead, but this format does not reward consistency. It is important to finish in the top four, but then everything starts from scratch".

Thus, Benfica remains at the top of Group B, with 12 points, resulting from four wins in as many games, while Sporting is in third place, with seven points. Edu Castro's team is now preparing for the duel against Sesimbra, away from home, on January 11, at 5:30 PM.

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