After losing at the end of the match in Lisbon on Thursday, February 15 (2-1), TFC still has every chance of qualifying for the round of 16 of the Europa League during the return match on Thursday, February 22 at the stadium.
Benfica Lisbon saved two penalty kicks scored by Di Maria, including one late in the match (98th minute), and put in a good performance in the first leg of their Europa League Round of 16 match, on Thursday 15 February against TFC. 2-1). After the match, the Portuguese looked forward to the return match on Thursday the 22nd at the stadium. And if Argentine world champion Nicolas Otamendi, Benfica's captain, believes he “deserves to win”, he also says his team “has no right to relax” and will have to “turn up the intensity” during the second leg. He added: “We conceded a goal and we have to correct that.” “We won, that was the goal, but we will have to improve collectively. A bigger win would have been better.”
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Turkish midfielder Orkun Kukcu expects a “tough return match” against a TFC side that “gave everything and had quality”. He also believes Benfica's win was “deserved” and that TFC were only “dangerous on the counter-attack”.
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Next Thursday, Toulouse will have to win by more than two goals to qualify directly for the round of 16 of the European League, which will be held on March 7 and 14. The stadium should be full for this European encounter; On Thursday in Lisbon, there were approximately 3,400 Toulouse fans who filled the parking lot of the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.
