"We went all out to reach the final"

Scorer of the second goal in Benfica's 3-0 win over SC Braga in the semi-final of the League Cup, which took place on Wednesday, January 8, at the Estádio Municipal de Leiria, Álvaro Carreras was one of the stars of the match and confessed that this was a game to “win by any means”.

A minute after Di María had opened the scoring (28'), the Spanish defender added to his tally and doubled the Reds' lead in the match.

Speaking to Sport TV, Álvaro Carreras guaranteed that the team is thinking “game by game” and that they go out onto the pitch “always with the same mentality”.

The No. 3 assumed that, although they always had “things very clear”, the Reds had to “change some” of them and got the result they wanted. “We went in with everything to get to the final and [we're] already thinking about Saturday [the match against Sporting in the League Cup final],” he said..

ÁLVARO CARRERAS' GOAL

Com uma "orientação" para jogar de forma rápida, Álvaro Carreras, que, na partida desta quarta-feira frente aos arsenalistas, partilhou o corredor esquerdo com Schjelderup, falou na "sorte" que é ter tantos companheiros de qualidade.

"Nesta equipa, neste clube, jogue com quem jogar na ala, sinto-me confortável. Estou superfeliz com o Andreas [Schjelderup], com o Kerem [Aktürkoğlu], com o Niklas [Beste], por isso não importa quem [joga]."

Sobre o golo apontado – o terceiro nesta temporada – o defesa explicou que tenta "ajudar a equipa de todas as maneiras": "Digo isso desde que cheguei, e assim continuo."