Jorge Jesus, coach of Benfica, analyzes the draw in Estoril in the 10th round of the League (1-1):
[as substituições estiveram relacionadas com o jogo de Munique] “They weren’t. In the last ten minutes, when the last two players came out, I felt that João Mario was already exhausted. There was that play on the bench, which he complained about. I felt that it was time to change that. I also felt that Rafa was no longer playing the same game. I felt that Pizzi, because he holds the ball well, will make the team breathe, because he has this quality, but he also did not have much time for that. I made substitutions, thinking that I won 1: 0 and that I could improve the position of the team. “
[sobre os efeitos do empate no Estoril para o jogo de Munique] “The game in Munich is completely different, regardless of this result. With all due respect to Estoril, Bayern are not Estoril. We were completely devastated for not winning the game. Anything can happen in Munich. The history of the Munich game is completely different. It’s true that we haven’t won that many games, but there are cycles. We don’t have a start-of-season cycle where we’ve won 12 or 13 games out of 14. We haven’t won that much since then. This is a cycle in which we must know how to live with it and continue to work to reclaim what we have lost today, namely leadership. “
[sobre o peso de perder a liderança nesta altura, com muitos jogos, e difíceis] “Playing every three days is not the same as playing once a week, it means participating in European competitions. We had six players who weren’t in the last game who were fresh to help the team. It is true that when you win, it’s much easier to deal with fatigue than when you don’t. This result of the game left the team physically tired and mentally devastated. Now we need to look at the game of Bayern, but there is a different point of view. We know the value of the Bayern team. We looked at Estoril’s performance in terms of an 89 percent win. As a result, we did not win, we scored a goal in the 90s, and this has a psychological impact on the team. This leaves the team depressed. “
[sobre as cinco substituições] “In my opinion, this is not harmful. You can change the game and play along with it. This is what I was trying to do today. Feel the players who are most tired. You can move to try and keep the team tight, and on the other hand, it will please all the players. Includes five, not three, which is good for the group. I’m for five changes. “
