Benfica tied on Thursday. 2-2Against Rangers in the round of 16 European League It left the future in competition open.
“There are no two without three,” says the famous Portuguese expression. Benfica takes it seriously. After two defeats to their “eternal rival”, the Reds drew and increased the number of matches without a win to three.
After the defeat he suffered in Drago, Roger Schmidt wanted to show that the past remained in Invicta and changed four pieces in puzzle: Alexandre Bah, Florentino, David Neres and Arthur Cabral took the places left by Morato, João Mario, Coco and Tingstedt.
After a great start, in which they took advantage of several opportunities to take the lead, the Reds found themselves at a disadvantage at the start of the match.
In the seventh minute, Fabio Silva appeared on the left corridor, sending Diomande to the baseline, who sent a cross to the second post. Tom Lawrence appeared unmarked and finished with a header.
Anyone who thought the Scots would back down and defend their interest was wrong. After the goal, the Glasgow side continued to insist, aiming to extend their advantage on the scoreboard.
The national heroes also went into battle and after several attempts they reached the desired goal. On a scale, Souttar touched the ball with his arm inside the area.
After looking at the images in VAR technology German Tobias Stiller scored a penalty kick for the home team. Di Maria took charge of converting the maximum penalty and did not fail. Butland went to the left and the Argentine player shot a low ball into the middle of the goal.
But the “demonstrators” did not want to rest in handcuffs and after three minutes they returned in front of the sign. With his teammate in the red zone after a collision with Tropin, Fabio Silva emerged from the left flank and crossed the ball into the area. Sterling, behind Orsnes, scored the second goal for the Protestants.
In the second half, the Eagles were recovering from the loss and searching for the goal. After several insistences, the target appeared. In the 68th minute, Di Maria hit a free kick inside the Scottish penalty area and Goldson put the ball into his own net.
Next Thursday, Benfica travels to Scotland in a decisive match for the European aspirations of coach Roger Schmidt's team.
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