We played well, attacked a lot, created a lot… and scored little.

José Mourinho, Benfica’s coach, speaking to reporters after the 2-1 victory over Alverca at the Estádio da Luz:

We’ll keep going until it’s mathematically possible and until there’s some play left. Obviously, credit to the players. Alverca lost, but I can’t help but congratulate them. They didn’t play anti-football: the goalkeeper got a yellow card, but they didn’t play anti-football. They surprised me a bit because they managed to be dangerous in the first half. They defended very well. In the second half, they were hit by an avalanche of Benfica’s attacking play, which was so intense that it’s almost symbolic that the goalkeeper took a ball to the head, which is one of those things that rarely happens and is representative of our flow of play in the second half. The victory and the three points are the most important thing. Obviously, it’s magical, for him and for us, because it gives us three points, and it’s fantastic that Anísio scored again on his first touch of the ball, but I also have to look at what becomes repetitive, which is that we play well, attack a lot, create a lot, and score little .