Statements by Roger Schmidt, Benfica coach, after the 2-1 victory in Vizela, in the fifth round of the championship
Benfica controlled and then suffered at the end: “It’s football. We played a very good game, we played very good football, we pressed, we didn’t let the opponent create anything, we created a lot of opportunities, we only scored two goals, we could have scored a few more. Football is like that, sometimes a situation, a cross, a penalty and the opponent believes again. If we don’t score the decisive goal we always have to fight until the end. It was our mission today, to show a good mentality until the end and we did that. We deserve to win, without a doubt, but We could have done it easier.”
Different from the game with Gil Vicente: “For me today we played a top game. I think it was different at Gil Vicente. Each game has a different story, today I am very happy with the players’ performance and attitude. The only thing, as I said, is that we could have decided earlier, which would have been very useful today. For me it’s important that the players play at a great level, very focused, it’s very good for us, because now the Champions League is going to start and we have to be prepared for it.”
