Benfica’s Nicolas Gaitan claims that his side will be able to exploit the woeful form of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044 ahead of their UEFA Champions League quarter-finals against Chelsea.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 and secured their progression
to the quarter-finals.
Although facing an in-form Blues side, Benfica will be going into the game with confidence, as their run in Europe’s Premier competition has been nothing less than spectacular.
While they have struggled in the Primeira Liga recently, that has not been the case in the Champions League and the team is on course for the semi-finals, if they manage to get past a major obstacle.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-c31294 di Matteo’s men are again on the rise but following their goalless draw with Tottenham on the weekend, questions have been raised to whether their front-line can deliver goals in the remaining fixtures of the season.
Fernando Torres has been labeled as one of the most expensive flops of the Abramovich era and given that ‘El Nino’ has only shown glimpses of his former self, he is an unlikely goal threat, especially to Benfica, who boast two solid defenders in Luisao
and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ezequiel-Garay-c13071.
Furthermore, Ivorian striker Didier Drogba looked well of the mark against Spurs and is surely past his prime. Once a marauding forward, who could cast fear into any opponent with his physical attributes only, he now faces a potential exit from Stamford
Bridge in the summer.
Nicolas Gaitan has highlighted these factors ahead of the Londoners visit to Lisbon and revealed that his side could take advantage of this.
"I think there is an anxiety in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 by the lack of goals from Torres and Drogba.”
"We can exploit that and even though it will be difficult to stop them, it is possible and I have confidence we will keep a clean sheet,” the talented midfielder was quoted as saying.
Benfica play Chelsea at the Stadium of Light on the 27th of March, with the return leg on the 4th of April.
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