Benfica's Ezequiel Garay pleased with UEFA Champions League progress – Report
Benfica’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ezequiel-Garay-c13071 pleased with the club’s progress in the UEFA Champions League. The Reds secured their place in the knock-out stages of the competition with the win over Otelul Galati and the defender has emphasized the importance of that victory.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Jesus’ side.
Primarily playing as a centre-back, he has formed a formidable partner-ship with fellow South American, Luisao and the duo have been rock solid at the back for the Lisbon outfit this term.
Benfica have benefitted from their tight defence and the club are now on course for silverware after establishing themselves domestically and in Europe. The Eagles lie first in the Liga Sagres, ahead of rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186, and have secured their qualification
to the knock-out rounds of the UEFA Champions League.
Jorge Jesus’ team took on Otelul Galati in their last fixture and managed to emerge with all three points, ensuring their progression as well as stopping the group, something which has really pleased Ezequiel Garay.
Speaking to reporters, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Racing-c40298 Santander man said that the side had worked their socks off to reach this level and were looking to maintain their fine form in the future.
"Any opponent we face will be difficult. We have worked very hard to achieve this goal. We've all seen what we can do and if we continue like this we can achieve important things.”
“We are also aware of our team’s value and we can now be confident in ourselves. We are doing excellently in the Champions League and we want to continue like this,” the 25-year-old was quoted as saying on the social networking site, Twitter.
Currently riding high in the Primeira Liga and having secured a berth in the last sixteen of the UEFA Champions League, Benfica are in quite an enviable position at the moment. And if they can maintain their momentum, they will definitely end the campaign
on a high note, possibly with some trophies to show for their efforts.
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