Hugo Almeida and Ricardo Quaresma warn Benfica ahead match against Trabzonspor – Report
Benfica are to take on Trabzonspor in their UEFA Champions League qualifier and Portuguese stars Hugo Almeida and Ricardo Quaresma have warned the Eagles that the Turkish club will pose a bigger threat on home turf than they did in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984.
Trabzonspor lost the first leg at Estadio da Luz after falling to a superb second half performance by Benfica. The Reds slammed home two goals after the break to put the pressure on their opponents and seek passage to the next phase of the UEFA Champions
League.
Although the Lisbon club are in an enviable position and are holding a 2-0 aggregate lead over their rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-Quaresma-c31018 warned them of Trabzonspor’s home crowd advantage.
“The Turkish teams are very strong when they play at home and they give everything they have.”
Selecao International, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hugo-Almeida-c16386, also commented on the situation and said that although Benfica were favourites to go through, he was not sure who would be the winner once the match was over.
"It is clear who will suffer, but I think that Benfica will have to step up their game.”
“Do not rule out http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Trabzonspor-c40759 from the tie, they already have an advantage at home turf, and they must come away with a 2-0 win. And only Jesus knows who will win in the end.” He concluded.
Benfica boast one of the best squads in Portugal and possess players like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oscar-c28720 Cardozo, Enzo Perez, Axel Witsel and Nicolas Gaitan in their team.
However, the side could be in trouble as their big-guns are not firing properly. Striker Cardozo is still struggling for form after his Copa http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/America-c38390 exertions and looked a shadow of his former self during the first leg.
Enzo Perez limped off after the interval with an ankle sprain during the previous encounter and is ruled out of the match altogether. The main players, who will be running the show for the visitors will be http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Axel-Witsel-c7029 and Nicolas Gaitan. But both have not
played together sufficiently and as a result it could take time for them to get familiarized with each other’s style of play.
All in all the match looks to be a tight encounter but it is unlikely that Trabzonspor will win even with the home support they have.
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