Benfica’s coach, Roger Schmidt, does not see the road to the Champions League final any easier after Friday’s draw, but said in Seixal that he believes in reaching at least the semi-finals.
The draw, held in Nyon, Switzerland, placed Inter Milan in the path of the Reds, in the quarter-finals, and the winner of the clash between AC Milan and Napoli, in the semi-finals, if they reach the nerazzurribut the German coach prefers to focus on the I Liga for now.
“Naturally [temos o caminho facilitado até à final]. But I don’t want to look too far ahead. The most important thing now is Vitória [de Guimarães]. We will play these games in mid-April, but our focus is now completely on Vitória.”Schmidt replied, asking if the draw had been favorable to his team.
The German stressed that the team knows “how much it has had to work to get into the position” it is in and that it will not change the way of “respecting the opponents and especially the next game, which is with Vitória”, but acknowledged that “Inter Milan are a team with a lot of quality and a lot of experience”.
“It’s the next big challenge for us. But, like I said, we believe in ourselves, we will play our best football and we hope to qualify at least to the semi-finals.”noticed.
Benfica will take on the Italians from Inter Milan in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in football, dictated the draw held in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday.
The formation led by the German Roger Schmidt will play the first game in Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon, on April 11 or 12, and the second in San Siro, on 18 or 19 of the same month.
If they manage to eliminate Inter Milan, Benfica will meet the winner of the draw between Italy’s AC Milan and Napoli in the semi-finals, with the first leg on May 9 or 10, and the second leg in Lisbon on May 9 or 10 . May 16 or 17.
Source: DN
