Argentine ace Nicolas Gaitan has warned his side of Chelsea’s goal threat but reiterated that they have what it takes to beat the Premier League giants.
Benfica’s dream run in the UEFA Champions League continues, as they now face an in-form http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jorge-c19120 Jesus surely deserves a lot of plaudits for what he has achieved in Europe, especially considering that their group stage matches were against
the likes of Manchester United and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079.
Although the Lisbon outfit have faltered in the Primeira Liga, their form hasn’t waned in the Champions League and has given them confidence as they head into their clash with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 di Matteo’s men.
The Eagles ousted Zenit St. Petersburg over two legs, while the Londoners turned the impossible into reality after beating http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926.
With the kind of display they churned out, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895 and co go into the game as favourites, but will surely be wary of the threat posed by the home side.
Reds’ star Nicolas Gaitan also commented on the upcoming crunch tie and revealed that if the Blues underestimate them, then it will surely come back to haunt them.
"I don't think Chelsea will come to Lisbon over-confident because if that's the case, it will increase our chances of getting through to the semi-finals of the Champions League."
"At this stage of the competition, there are no favourites and every knockout match will be hard-fought and very tough. The history of each club doesn't matter now, only the football played on the pitch.”
The attacker also said that they will play like they have all season and will be able to secure victory if they manage to convert all their chances.
"We have to maintain our rhythm and the system we have used so far in Europe. We have to make the most of our goal scoring opportunities and also stop them from scoring. That's the key to advancing in the Champions League," he said.
Chelsea and Benfica go head-to-head at the Stadium of Light today, in what promises to be a tantalizing ninety minutes of football.
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