Benfica drew 0-0 against Barcelona at Camp Nou in the Champions League, but had a golden opportunity in the feet of Seferovic to take the victory as visitors. Unfortunately for the Portuguese team, the player defined very badly even though the goal was unguarded, and Jorge Jesus, the coach of the Portuguese team, was one of those who regretted this play the most.
The 67-year-old coach spoke at a press conference and made a harsh comment about the mistake made by his player in the final minutes of the match against the blaugranas. He even said that he was emotionally affected.
“in 30 years as a coach I have not seen a mistake like this. Now, we depend on the others and it is not the best situation. We will see what happens between Bayern Munich and Barcelona,” said Jorge Jesus.
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“This last play affected me emotionally, it was a shame. It is true that during the 94 minutes, Barcelona had one or two goal opportunities. In the end, there wasn't even a goalkeeper in our last chance,” added the coach.
Relive the scoring chance that Seferovic missed against Barcelona
In the final minutes of the match, Barcelona attacked in search of the three points, leaving spaces in the defensive zone. It was at the 93rd minute, a few seconds from the end, that Benfica had a counterattack in which Seferovic and Darwin Núñez were one-on-one against Eric García.
The Uruguayan player passed the ball to the Swiss leaving him alone against Ter Stegen. When it seemed that the play would end in a goal, as he even left the German goalkeeper behind with a feint, the midfielder ended up sending the ball out of the field with the goal empty.