Waldschmidt impressed: “Benfica is a religion here” – Benfica

With two goals in Germany’s last four games, Luca Waldschmidt is increasingly attracting the attention of the German press, who have devoted several pages to him this week. Especially because of the change made by the forward in the closed season, when he left Eintracht Frankfurt for Benfica. The transfer generated some surprise, especially because the forward had more market, but the balance made Luca assume the ‘Berliner Morgenpost’ who made the right decision.

“I like very much [de Lisboa], despite the fact that in this situation caused by Covid he could not explore the city as much as he would like. But Lisbon seems like a city we can quickly get comfortable in. And although we had matches every three days, I managed to learn a little Portuguese. The club found me a teacher. The difficult thing is the pronunciation, but I want to master this language, “stressed the forward, who was even asked about the” harsh Portuguese press. “Then, bluntly, he spoke of the three sports titles and was pleased with .. . he can’t speak Portuguese well. ” Fortunately, he did not speak Portuguese well enough to understand all the titles of ‘O Jogo’, ‘A Bola’ or Record. But of course I feel the importance of the club in the country. Benfica here is a religion ”, fired the German striker, talking about something that he says he realized … just talking about his signing for Luz.

“Before moving to Portugal, the Champions League was being played in Lisbon. But instead of talking about this great event, all the newspapers were discussing the possible transfer. Julian Weigl and Haris Seferovic, whom I knew in Frankfurt, even sent me headline photos. It was incredible, “said the forward, who will be in action for his country’s national team against Ukraine on Saturday.