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When Barcelona and Benfica took to the sphere earlier this season, the ninety minutes that adopted produced one of many competitors’s most weird and entertaining video games.
After Benfica took the lead early, Barcelona struck again and seemed set to take a draw after a late equalizer.
A purpose from Raphinha beneath stress within the ultimate motion of the sport, nevertheless, helped Barcelona take all three factors from a sport the place they had been removed from dominant.
Tomorrow evening, the 2 groups face off once more, albeit in a sport that has much more driving on it than it had the final time round.
The primary leg of the Spherical of 16 conflict shall be performed in Portugal with the reverse fixture scheduled in Catalonia.
Benfica’s defender prepared for the sport
Chatting with the media forward of Benfica’s sport towards Barcelona within the UEFA Champions League tomorrow evening, Alvaro Carreras gave his views on the sport that lies forward and what his staff anticipated from the identical.
The left-back was first jovially requested the way it felt to have his identify linked with Barcelona only a day earlier than their assembly and whether or not it added any stress on him.
“No, I work for myself however primarily for the staff. I’m totally targeted right here at Benfica to proceed having an excellent season and to maintain working and every little thing else will come later,” he mentioned.
Alvaro Carreras has been linked to Barcelona. (Photograph by Gualter Fatia/Getty Photos)
When requested about Lamine Yamal’s ridiculous season and numbers this time period, particularly given his age, Carreras mentioned:
“We’re prepared to maneuver ahead within the match, and Lamine Yamal is having an incredible season, however we’ll work to cease him effectively and proceed to carry out strongly in the remainder of the matches.”
The Benfica defender was then requested to provide his staff’s plan for the sport arising and what one might count on from them forward of the sport in Portugal, to which he replied:
“We’re totally targeted on our position and we all know that we should work exhausting to qualify, nevertheless, the selections concerning the line-up usually are not mine, however the coach’s.”
“I do what’s requested of me, specializing in successful and striving to realize victory in Barcelona,” he added.
Lastly, the younger defender was requested what the dressing room took away from their last-minute defeat to Barcelona earlier this season in the identical competitors the place the Catalans got here again from behind to take three factors.
“We’re totally targeted on tomorrow’s match, it will likely be a fantastic and troublesome match, however we’re targeted on successful and getting the three factors to be in an excellent place for the second leg and put together to realize victory,” he mentioned merely.
Supply: SPORT
