In an interview with TVI24, Rui Costa expressed confidence in the eagles’ clearance for the Champions League group stage, with the president of the eagles recognizing the tremendous failure of last season.
“We failed last season, we cannot fail this one. A club of this size has to be in the Champions League. I won’t be a hypocrite, money is important but sporting prestige, a club with a European dimension like Benfica… It’s very important. We cannot not be in the Champions League», said Rui Costa, projecting the confrontation with Spartak Moscow.
«I am sure that Rui Vitória, a coach who has already given a lot to this house, will not beat Jorge Jesus. I’m sure of that, we’ll be in the Champions.»
Regarding the transfer market, Rui Costa assumed that there will be more changes: «We had as a priority to fill one of the identified gaps, which was in the midfield, and we brought a 6 and an 8 (Meité and João Mário), who will now be able to play at Champions. The market is not closed, we will have to be ambitious but cautious. Until the end there will be more moves regardless of the Champions League.”
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