Benfica wins the UEFA Youth League Skills Challenge

The UEFA has announced, this Saturday, that Benfica is the winner of the UEFA Youth League Skills Challenge.

The eagles lost the 2016/17 edition of UEFA Youth League, nevertheless, they were the great winners outside the field, by winning the Skills Challenge, an initiative which helped to raise 21.000 euros for the UEFA Foundation for Children.

Elected by the Jury between the 20 videos

On the website uefa.com we can read “the Benfica's players performance, recorded at the Academy, was elected by a Jury between the 20 candidate videos. The award is a special educational session for the UEFA Youth League's squad and for all the other young players at the Academy."

Nuno Gomes, the General Manager of Caixa Futebol Campus, was very satisfied with the recognition.

“Unfortunately, the final result of the UEFA Youth League was not the expected, nevertheless, in four years, we were proudly present in two finals. I believe that, in the future, we will be present in more finals”

“In relation to the UEFA Youth League skills challenge, it's an honor to win this competition, it shows that the judges have recognized the skills and the talent of the Benfica's players. I believe that it was a deserved triumph", declared Nuno Gomes.

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