Game on 2009-04-26
Stadium of Luz 8 pm
Last Sunday Benfica had a difficult victory against Marítimo. If the game duration was only 45 minutes the result would have been brilliant. Three null at half time was the result. But the game has 90 minutes and the Maritimo players understood the message of Carlos Carvalhal passed on the Dressing Room.
Óscar Cardozo showed once again is qualities and Nuno gomes helped him much with his task. Quique Flores responded well when our team began loosing the midfield, although the first substitution, entering Angel to the place of Aimar, hadn’t caused the effect pretended by the Coach. Katsouranis indeed helped the team recover the control of the games and blocking the good reaction of the Madeira team. Hassan Yebda entered the game a bit late but the only one to blame is Reyes, that contributed much to this victory.
Stadium of Luz 8 pm
Last Sunday Benfica had a difficult victory against Marítimo. If the game duration was only 45 minutes the result would have been brilliant. Three null at half time was the result. But the game has 90 minutes and the Maritimo players understood the message of Carlos Carvalhal passed on the Dressing Room.
Óscar Cardozo showed once again is qualities and Nuno gomes helped him much with his task. Quique Flores responded well when our team began loosing the midfield, although the first substitution, entering Angel to the place of Aimar, hadn’t caused the effect pretended by the Coach. Katsouranis indeed helped the team recover the control of the games and blocking the good reaction of the Madeira team. Hassan Yebda entered the game a bit late but the only one to blame is Reyes, that contributed much to this victory.
Hassan Yebda (1984/05/14)Hassam Yebda was born in in Saint-Maurice region, France. He grew up playing in the youth teams of Auxerre. The midfielder with Algerian origin had not many chances in the main team but his talent was yet to be shown.
Yebda represented for several years Auxerre (2004-07). In between, he played one season for Stade Lavallois Mayenne and the year before his acquisition by Benfica played for Le Mans.
Yebda is a great midfielder player that had big difficulties in proving his qualities and value in France. The best qualities of Yebda are his velocity, his capacity of anticipation and his good performance with his header. The good performances of the player in the last two years called the attention of some important European Clubs. We only wish that they don’t come and take him away from us. Let’s allow Hassan Yebda, to know, the true sensation of, winning trophies representing our Club.
Yebda is without any doubt one of the best Benfica acquisitions from the last years. Players with great potential are needed at our Club and we need to make them rentable. Them and of course all the players growing up in our youth teams.
