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22 November 2021, 16h22

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Benfica faces Barcelona at 8 pm on Tuesday, November 23, at Camp Nou. In a Press conference at Benfica Campus, Grimaldo launched a match "similar to the one played at Luz".

Grimaldo

"We are going to face a title contender and the team must know who they are up against"

Grimaldo, Benfica player

You know Barcelona well and you know Xavi [Hernández] well. What game is this going to be at Camp Nou?

We expect a game similar to the one played at Luz. They are a team that has ball possession, and it's hard to take it away from them, but we will press.  We like to play toe to toe with all teams and we will try to do that, but we know that in many moments we will play further back, we have to be defensively strong and be good on the counter-attack, as we did at home.

Do you consider that this is the weakest Barcelona you have seen in the last years?

Weak? No. Barcelona will never be weak. It is a title contender, any title. We know what we are up against. They are not going through a good moment, but every club goes through that, and Xavi has boosted the team's morale. We already noticed in the last match that the attitude is stronger. We are going to face a title contender and the team must know who they are up against.

Grimaldo

"We know it will be complicated, but the team will give everything to win"

You arrive at the match after a great goal scored against Paços de Ferreira. How do you feel about the encounter with one of the teams where you were nurtured?

I am in a very good moment, not only me, but the whole team. I believe this is the best moment for us to play this match. The team will arrive at Camp Nou, give everything on the pitch, and at the end we will see how it goes. We know it will be complicated, but the team will give everything to win. 

Text: Rafaela Certã Alves
Photos: Tânia Paulo/ SL Benfica
Last update: Thursday, March 21, 2024

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