Blind simply concluded with a bit of disappointment: “It’s a shame, but we have to finish it in Amsterdam.”
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The open match could have gone in the right direction for both teams, Vertonghen also saw: „At 2-2, we are both still looking for the victory. If you come back twice and see the game image, then taking this result to Amsterdam is not bad in the end.”
Ten Hag
Coach Erik ten Hag drew a harder conclusion: „I think we have the match in our hands, but we give it away with two goals against. We weren’t good with the ball today, and at the same time we didn’t finish great opportunities that were played out.”
Captain Dusan Tadic agreed with his trainer: „We had the chances to win. That didn’t happen and that’s why I’m a bit disappointed. We must rectify this. I think we should have done more, especially in the phase when we were leading 1-2. Unfortunately, that didn’t work out.” Tadic was not surprised about the level of the Portuguese: „We knew we would have to deal with a strong opponent. Tonight it turned out that Benfica has a very good team.”