So far, Benfica has been lamenting not returning home with the three points. In a very complicated match last Tuesday at Camp Nou, the visitors were one step away from not only being second in their group, but also almost knocking Barcelona out of the Champions League.
It turns out that with a 'azulgrana' team completely attacking, there were spaces behind that Benfica could take advantage of. The clock showed that there was only one minute left for the match to end and the Portuguese team generated a counterattack that seemed like it would end in a goal.
Darwin Núñez brilliantly assisted Haris Seferovic, who controlled the ball, got rid of Ter Stegen and before a Barcelona defender closed in, he managed to take the shot. However, the ball went out. The entire Benfica bench lamented it, but Jorge Jesus, the coach, couldn't believe it.
"In 30 years as a coach, I have never seen such a mistake. Now we depend on the others and it is not the best situation. We will see what happens between Bayern Munich and Barcelona," declared the 67-year-old strategist in a press conference.
Seferovic and the exact moment when the winning goal for Benfica is missed.
In addition, the Benfica strategist added the following: "This last play emotionally affected me, it was a shame. It is true that during the 94 minutes, Barcelona had one or two chances to score. In the end, there wasn't even a goalkeeper in our last opportunity."
Finally, Jorge Jesus did not hesitate to point out the greatness of his rival. "We leave here with a result that makes us dream, but we do not depend on ourselves. I still say the same thing, Barcelona is one of the best teams in the world and we are competing for qualification with them," concluded the Portuguese coach.
When and at what time does Benfica play again in the Champions League?
Benfica will close the group stage of the Champions League by receiving the already eliminated Dynamo Kyiv at home. In case of winning, they will have to wait for the result of Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona to find out if they qualify for the round of 16 or not.