José Mourinho takes stock of the injured players, just a few hours before the meeting with Santa Clara, counting for the 22nd round of the League (6:30 pm). Benfica coach guarantees he needs more points than his opponent and addresses the state of the pitch in the Azores: Analysis of Santa Clara “They need points, but we need them more than they do. They have a good team and I'm sure they will get out of the situation they are in. It doesn't seem like a team to have problems. We really need points to be able to look up, if we look down the distance is significant, but we desperately need points. The field is certainly a problem, there are stadiums where the standards are low for a League that wants to be at a high level. With the weather conditions of the last few weeks, it is possible that it will be even worse than it already is. We worked this week thinking about this, the best way to adapt or overcome the extra difficulties. We traveled to the Azores with the aim of fighting hard, working hard to be able to return with the points we need.” Benfica's moment and team attitude «Regardless of the classifications and objectives, the worst or best moment, there are things that are non-negotiable and acceptable. One of them is to lower concentration and work levels, even if the moment is not good. The fact that we have gotten a little closer to our rivals does not motivate us to work. This team works hard and I have no problem with that, they almost always go into games with a good attitude. We have a period with two important games for the championship, this one and AVS in Lisbon, interspersed with two more Benfica-Real Madrid, which are obviously a joy to play.” State of play regarding injured people «Lukebakio is going to the game, he is past the period where Bah and Rios are. Go to play. Rios and Bah have started the period that will last another week or two, but it's good because at the moment they are already working with the team. Banjaqui and José Neto are integrated without any problems. This weekend we have Santa Clara in the Azores and Felgueiras here, on Saturday. We have to evaluate some things, because team B is important for us. Dedic is better, we talked before training.”
