Benfica head coach Roger Schmidt commented on the draw result in the 1/16 Europa League final match against Toulouse (0:0), which allowed the “eagles” to advance to the next round of the playoffs.

" After this game, one team lost its position in the European Cups.

In the first half we went well and there were only two or three miracles of scoring a goal, which was our goal. We missed our chances and Toulouse showed its intentions.

In the other half, the opponent pushed for a greater risk and put pressure on. We happened to get caught near the penalty area, on the edge of the penalty area, during long passes. We need a really good gatekeeper. We tried to find chances on counterattacks, but didn’t score, and we had to fight to the end. This is an important game, and we are glad to get to the next round, having knocked out a strong opponent.

Seriously, I really respect Toulouse. Especially in the European Cups the stench appeared as a very strong super opponent. They already showed the price at the group stage. At the European Cups on the road I didn’t realize that we were easy to play. It’s always easy.

Football has a history of carnage. If you spend all your chances, as in the first half, the goal is to protect yourself well, fight and fight. Tse is not deprived of nutritional tactics chi krasi gri. Sometimes football needs to fight, to show spirit and, ultimately, to achieve success.. We have earned it ourselves,” the club’s press service quotes Schmidt as saying..

It was previously reported that Trubin was the best player in the Toulouse-Benfica match.