Benfica’s head coach José Mourinho commented on his team’s defeat in the main round match of the Champions League against Bayer, noting the performance of goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin.
José Mourinho. Photo: record.pt«We gave everything we could on the field. We should have gone into halftime with a 2 or 3 goal advantage. Football can sometimes be cruel, it happens. I think we will be lucky enough to win a match that we didn’t deserve to win. It hasn’t happened yet, but I am sure it will happen someday. Today is not our day.
Pressure on the team? I don’t think so. If it were pressure, we would feel it starting from the defense. But the team is very calm. Even Trubin himself, who is not a magician with his feet, is playing well at the moment. In some matches, mistakes happen because of what we are trying to do, but overall — great stability. The team easily moves out of defense and finds open space near the opponent’s goal,» Benfica’s official website quotes Mourinho.
