Turbulent week for Benfica? Rui Borges responds: I'm happy because... | OneFootball

Rui Borges was questioned about the moment Benfica is going through before Sporting's trip for the match against Moreirense - which will not include Zeno Debast -, taking place this Saturday, February 21st. The coach doesn't give much importance to the life of the Eagles and focuses on his own side.

"I am happy to have a more normal week. Fortunately, we secured direct passage to the round of 16 (of the Champions League), which spared us two games. It was important, even to recover these guys. It would have been an absurd strain, and that helped, in part, to replenish energy," he said.

The 44-year-old helmsman has no doubts that nothing will affect the path towards the third consecutive championship. The external part keeps shifting attention. Today, it's with Benfica, tomorrow, it's with Sporting, then it's with Porto. They keep dividing that attention, and it won't affect the outcome of the championship. As a coach, it doesn't affect anything at all. I believe that with the players, it doesn't either. What they hear or see might, at some point, serve as motivation, but beyond that, it won't change anything regarding the outcome of the championship", he said.

At this point, after 22 matches played, the team led by Rui Borges has 55 points and is in second place in the Liga Portugal Betclic standings. Porto (59) is in first place. Meanwhile, Benfica is third, with 52.

The green and white emblem will return to the field next Saturday, February 21st, against Moreirense. The match, part of the 23rd round of Liga Portugal Betclic, against the team led by Vasco Botelho da Costa, will be played at 6:00 PM, at Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas.

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