🍿BENFICA vs FC BARCELONA | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | THE MOVIE 🎥

This game is also very important and I think that we are focused, the team is focused, ready for the match. Of course, we are very excited to start, to play and to win the Premier League. In the end, in Cuba they played very well in the past. Yes, of course, and Frenkie gives us the stability also with the ball. It's very important and hopefully we can have more possession today, make less mistakes than the last time. It's very important against this team. We are very motivated. In the end, we are one step or two steps away from being in a Champions League quarter-finals. We have the opportunity, we have the team and we go for everything. We want to win in the first minute. In the end, we always have the same philosophy and ambition. We showed it in that game and now we are ready to do it again. We learned from that, we improved and now we are in a good moment. Of course, they have one week to prepare well and they will do that. I am 100% sure that they will press us, that they have the chance to make the transition. It's one of the best teams in this, that we do it. Intensity, the desire to win we always had and the ambition to bring it today as well onto the pitch. We can't wait to start again and to win and to take the first game home with a win. Before, we already knew how difficult the game would be. In the end, we know the quality of Benfica's team and playing in front of their fans, they are much stronger. We knew it would be a very difficult game, but we were focused on what we had to do. We were confident even before the game. To be a unit, to defend together, to speak, to communicate, to fight. At the end of the day, we play Champions League, we already know how tough it is. We play the best teams and when you play with one less, you have to bring something even a little bit more, an extra. So we did that and for the second leg, we are looking forward to play 11 against 11 and to be able to dominate more the game. Because at the end of the day, that's what we like, that's our philosophy, so I hope we'll be able to do that. The explosion made it a little difficult, what we had worked on and what we had in mind. But the important thing was that we were able to stay focused on the game, on what was left of the game. And well, to come out with a win in a game like this is quite important for the next game. No, it was great. We could really be proud about our team. The fight after 20 minutes with one player less and it really was unbelievable. That we scored and they won 0 for us and then we win this match was really good. It's good for the next leg and of course I hope a lot of fans are there, they support us because the team deserved it. We saw today a different side of Barcelona. We understood that after the red card of Pau, we had to stay compact and defend a little bit deeper and wait for our chances. Because if you open up too much, then the whole team can run away from you very quickly against such a good team. So we stayed compact, we showed a great fight, great character and maturity. And then of course we took one of our chances. So it's a good win. We know that we are going to have to suffer a lot in this game. But obviously the most important thing is to win or come out with a positive result. I think we have been able to do this very well. I think we suffered about 70 minutes of the game. This is the spirit of a team that wants to win everything. Our forwards and midfielders have run a lot. We have also done a good job. It is true that we had to lower the line a little more because you can't play so high with one less. Especially against Belfinca, who already took advantage of our very high line in the group stage. So I think we have done it well. We also had a moment with a little calm with the ball. Pedri stands out, he gives you life when you play with one less. He is a player who is able to stay in the ball and illuminate the game a little. So it's good. On other occasions we have not been able to do it in the best way. You learn from your mistakes. I think the team has known at all times what they had to do. I am very happy for how we have helped each other in defense. With the ball we have to have that calm to try to have opportunities. And that the top players score. Thanks to Rafa, who every time we come here gives us the victory. First of all, I think how we were as a group on the field. Not only those who played, but also those who were out there supporting us. We knew they were sending positive energy to us who were on the field. There are 90 minutes more, we have to be focused on the game. But now we have an important game, which is the league, and we have to be focused. The truth is that we have given everything. I think the forwards and the midfielders are more tired than we are. Because in the end, when you play a little lower, you don't need to press. So I feel good, especially very happy for the result, for the effort of the team. It has been a great defensive game. I think it's a game where we knew how to suffer. The truth is that it is not the game that we had considered. But in the end the team reacted very well, defending very well. We didn't even know we were going to have one or two, and that we had to score to get a positive result. We did it. So I'm very happy, especially for the conditions of the game. In the end it's a good result. Very few times. I try to be calm and try to give that calm to the team with the ball and more with one less. Especially rest. When we don't have the ball, we run a lot. And when we have the ball, we have to rest a little. The truth is that I am very happy, especially for the effort of the team. I think no one has left anything in the field. I think we deserved the victory.