Benfica can win the Champions League, says http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oscar-c28720 Cardozo
Benfica star Oscar Cardozo claims that his side have what it takes to win the UEFA Champions League this season.
Jorge Jesus’ team have been one of the most impressive in Europe this term. The Reds are not only on top of their Primeira Liga standings but have also secured a berth in the knock-out rounds of the Champions League.
Powered by the ever goal-hungry http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984.
The likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Axel-Witsel-c7029, Nicolas Gaitan and Nolito have also been essential to the team’s winning streak and have formed a cohesive unit that can give anyone a run for their money on their day.
Manchester United, who were considered to be the favourites to top their group, underestimated the Lisbon giants and had to a pay a steep price for it as they were eliminated even before the knock-out rounds.
The Red Devils drew 1-1 at Estadio da Luz and then 2-2 at Old Trafford, as Benfica showed their class with a two-legged display full of confidence. United were runners-up last time and the way they were taken out of their comfort zone showed that the Eagles
can become serious title contenders this term.
While the Portuguese outfit were able to show their mettle against the English Premier League champions, they will still have to counter a host of top clubs in order to become the undoubted kings of the continent.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are arguably the biggest obstacle in their path and Guardiola’s men are the current standard which the football fraternity should be aiming to replicate.
Boasting the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296, Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta in their ranks, they are a force to be reckoned with and have been consistently gathering European silverware for the past couple of seasons.
Although the task facing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Jesus and his men is quite a tough one, Oscar Cardozo remains confident in his side’s ability to challenge for honours at the highest level and says that they can end up with the UEFA Champions League trophy.
Speaking to reporters, the attacker said that every footballer in the world had dreamt of winning the lucrative tournament and his teammates had done the same. He also added that the Reds possessed the quality to lift the title in May at the Allianz Arena.
"Being champions is something that every player always wants. But the goal is also to bring back the Champions League. We have the team to win the Champions League,” the Paraguayan was quoted as saying.
While Cardozo claims that Benfica are looking to win this year’s edition of the Champions League, the club face an uphill battle to do so and it remains to be seen whether they can even cruise past the knock-out stages in which they face a stern test against
Zenit St. Petersburg.
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