Benfica’s team got the plane, yesterday morning, to UK. After the flight the team took contact with Liverpool, adapted to the Goodison Park pitch and concentrated on a local Hotel.
Today Benfica in a very difficult game against Everton FC on Goodison Park, a Stadium built in 1892 (+ 40,000 spectators), has the opportunity to keep the first group position and give a big step into the next phase. The Europa League game is creating enormous expectations in England, this because the Toffees want to demonstrate that the result obtained by the reds a few days ago, was just an accident. An historical result like that is not obtained on every game, so the time to the Everton players demonstrate that the Lisbon result was totally unfair is reached. Benfica wants on the other hand to control the game and most important of all to gain points.
The historical Everton Football Club was formed in 1878. The St Domingo Methodist Church Sunday School was opened in May 1870 and eight years later the football team using the St Domingo name played its first match in the south-east corner of Stanley Park, with the players carrying the posts from the park lodge on Mill Lane before fixing them into the metal sockets at either end of the crudely marked pitch. St Domingo's FC quickly established a local reputation for them selves and players were recruited from outside of the parish, precipitating a change of name in November 1879 - to EVERTON. Many relevant players took part of the Everton’s history, like for instance Lineker.
Today Benfica in a very difficult game against Everton FC on Goodison Park, a Stadium built in 1892 (+ 40,000 spectators), has the opportunity to keep the first group position and give a big step into the next phase. The Europa League game is creating enormous expectations in England, this because the Toffees want to demonstrate that the result obtained by the reds a few days ago, was just an accident. An historical result like that is not obtained on every game, so the time to the Everton players demonstrate that the Lisbon result was totally unfair is reached. Benfica wants on the other hand to control the game and most important of all to gain points.
The historical Everton Football Club was formed in 1878. The St Domingo Methodist Church Sunday School was opened in May 1870 and eight years later the football team using the St Domingo name played its first match in the south-east corner of Stanley Park, with the players carrying the posts from the park lodge on Mill Lane before fixing them into the metal sockets at either end of the crudely marked pitch. St Domingo's FC quickly established a local reputation for them selves and players were recruited from outside of the parish, precipitating a change of name in November 1879 - to EVERTON. Many relevant players took part of the Everton’s history, like for instance Lineker.
Jorge Jesus thinks a draw maybe positive but Benfica will play for the victory. Some journalists asked J. Jesus if he was worried about the fact of on the games SLB did not won Benfica suffered earlier. Jesus”We are not worried with that fact. That is only statistic numbers.” The reds coach thinks that what really matters is the work the team develops.
David Moyes Everton’s coach, that won’t be able to count with John Heitinga and Lucas Neill. L. Saha is also in doubt, told the Press that they don’t want to use the word revenge but it’s is true that their pride is in stake. The defeat in Lisbon, Everton's heaviest loss in UEFA club competition, still hurts.
“We are going to get a good result. Nevertheless a point would not be a bad thing the way the group is going.” “The key is to qualify, that's our objective tomorrow. But we have to play much better than we did in Lisbon.”
The Toffees midfielder Jack Rodwell believes that Everton FC can do better on tonight’s game:
“We want to prove that we are the better team on this group and has I expect the most strong on the competition. Nothing is decided yet. We need to win the next game and hopefully confirm the achievement to the next stage. Some important players recovered and will be able to play so will be better this time.”
“We want to prove that we are the better team on this group and has I expect the most strong on the competition. Nothing is decided yet. We need to win the next game and hopefully confirm the achievement to the next stage. Some important players recovered and will be able to play so will be better this time.”
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Goalkeepers: Quim, Moreira, Júlio César;
Defenders: Maxi Pereira, Sidnei, David Luiz, Luisão, Shaffer;
Midfielders: Javi García, Ramires, R. Amorim, Coentrão, Di María, Felipe Menezes, Aimar; Forwards: Nuno Gomes, Weldon, Saviola, Cardozo and Keirrison;
Coach: Jorge Jesus.
Everton Football Club
Goalkeepers: Tim Howard, Carlo Nash;
Defenders: Tony Hibbert, Sylvain Distin, Joseph Yobo, Leighton Baines, Seamus Coleman, Shane Duffy;
Midfielders: Dan Gosling, Jack Rodwell, Marouane Fellaini, Hope Akpan, James Wallace, Tim Cahill;
Forwards: Jô, Louis Saha, Jose Baxter, Kieran Agard and Ayegbeni Yakubu;
Coach: David Moyes
Referee
Said Ennjimi (FRA)
Assistant referee
Frédéric Cano (FRA) Djemel Zitouni (FRA)
Additional assistant referee
Hervé Piccirillo (FRA) Ruddy Buquet (FRA)Fourth official Didier Falcone (FRA)
