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The knockout playoffs of the UEFA Champions League have concluded and with it, the draw for the Spherical of 16 of this season’s UCL marketing campaign.
After a formidable league marketing campaign that noticed them end second, Barcelona are all set to face SL Benfica within the Spherical of 16.
It’s fairly a beneficial opponent for Barcelona, who had an opportunity of going through the mighty Paris Saint-Germain within the subsequent spherical.
Nonetheless, Benfica might be a frightening opponent nonetheless, as they’re approaching the again of a 4-3 mixture win over AS Monaco.
SL Benfica coach on going through Barcelona
Reacting to the Barcelona draw, Benfica coach Bruno Lage identified how it will be important for the Eagles to have ambition if they’re to get by way of to the quarterfinals.
Lage additionally talked about the unlucky 5-4 loss to Barcelona earlier within the month however was fast to level out the win over Juventus within the last league match of the season.
Bruno Lage just isn’t searching for revenge in opposition to Barcelona (Picture by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Pictures)
“It was an amazing recreation and an amazing evening in opposition to Barcelona. Sadly, it led to an unfavourable outcome, however the workforce was in a position to reply properly in opposition to Juventus,” he recalled (h/t Mundo Deportivo).
Lage added that Benfica will attempt to replicate comparable performances once they tackle Barcelona within the Spherical of 16 subsequent month.
“That’s what we’re going to attempt to do. We now have two video games in opposition to Barcelona. We need to give an excellent response. We should have ambition to maneuver ahead.”
The Portuguese tactician additionally stated that Benfica shouldn’t take into consideration ‘revenge’ however slightly give attention to methods to overcome the problem posed by Barça.
Benfica are set to tackle the Catalans on March 5 within the first leg, which might be performed at Estadio da Luz.
