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.
«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.