Head coach of Lisbon Benfica Roger Schmidt commented on his team's victory over the Danish Midtjylland (4:1) in the first match of the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League, which took place yesterday in the capital of Portugal.
Roger Schmidt “Of course, I'm happy now. Our task today was to continue the good work and show on the field, in a difficult game, the confidence in what we have achieved in the pre-season. And we did it.
It is not easy to play against Midtjylland, the players of this team are very strong physically and are always aimed at counterattacks. But we created many scoring opportunities by showing good football. We scored at the right time and deserved to win. I am satisfied.
We carefully prepared for this opponent and knew how to resist him. And today our footballers made the right decisions on the field. 4:1 is a fair result. Moreover, we could beat Midtjylland with a bigger score," Schmidt said after the match with Midtjylland.
Recall that if Dynamo Kyiv manages to get past the Austrian Sturm in the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League, then in the next stage of the tournament they will play with the winner of the Benfica-Midtjylland pair.
