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Eleven years later, Benfica returns to the group stage of the Europa League. Tomorrow, in Poznan, the Eagles will face Lech and Jorge Jesus aims to start on the right foot, without hiding that the objective in the competition is to reach the final in Gdansk, Poland.
“Facing Benfica is always an extra motivation for any rival because of our history and also because of the past in our competition. We not only want to go through the Europa League, we want to reach the end and to reach the end is to be in the final in Gdansk. But one thing at a time, we have the group stage first and we want to start well, with a victory. Being favorites does not mean that we have more capacity than our opponent. One thing is the game, another is the history of each club. We will have to show on the field that we are better, ”he said, promising Benfica to take over the game.
“We will always try to take over the game wherever it is, that’s part of our idea. We can’t do it because the opponent won’t let us and they also have technical and tactical quality to do it. From the moment that the draw dictated this team in our group we began to study it. In addition to Pedro Tiba, a player I know very well and who already had great value in Portugal, he will be a rival who will solve some problems for us and he may even be up at times but we are prepared for that. What matters is that, in the end, the victory is for Benfica.
With four victories in many other rounds in the Championship, Jorge Jesús does not want, for now, to hear about the rotation of players in this competition.
“It is not yet accumulated fatigue. Just because we now have a great game cycle doesn’t mean there will be major changes. Those that exist will not be due to the tiredness of the game with Rio Ave, “he recalled.
