Tomás Araújo on Benfica’s defeat to Leverkusen: We just couldn’t do it | OneFootball

Tomás Araújo believes that the defeat of the Eagles in Benfica – Leverkusen was due to a lack of efficiency. At the end of the Champions League match, the central defender from Clube da Luz spoke about Grimaldo’s positioning inside, assuring that the Eagles were prepared for that situation.

“It was a game that we controlled. We knew that they [Leverkusen] had played well in the previous match, when Grimaldo moved inside, we knew they would play the ball there, but I think we handled that well,” Tomás Araújo began by saying in statements to Sport TV after the match.

“We were ready [for Grimaldo’s inside positioning]. The coach talked a lot about that. If you look at our big chances, I believe it was largely due to the space Grimaldo left on the wing. We took advantage of that space but couldn’t score. But of course, they have a lot of quality,” said Tomás Araújo.

“We created our chances, and there were many. We couldn’t kill the game and it happens. That’s football and unfortunately it happens. The goal ended up coming by chance in a move where Grimaldo puts a ball behind me and that’s football. We didn’t kill the game and ended up conceding the goal,” Tomás Araújo concluded.

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