Mourinho ‘proud’ of Benfica efficiency in opposition to Actual Madrid regardless of snubbing Bernabeu radio sales space and staying on the workforce bus

João Tralhão insists there was “excellent synchronisation” with Jose Mourinho final evening and the Benfica boss’ absence from the touchline didn’t contribute to their 2-1 defeat to Actual Madrid.

Tralhão was the de facto supervisor on the Santiago Bernabeu with Mourinho serving a one-game ban for his pink card within the first leg of the Champions League play-off in Lisbon final week.

Mourinho, who was unable to take a seat on the bench, had an area reserved in radio sales space quantity six on the stadium however is reported to have stayed on the workforce bus and watched the sport from there on an iPad.

It’s not identified how a lot affect he had on the sport itself – official strains of communication with the bench weren’t permitted – however Tralhão says the problem didn’t hamper the Portuguese membership.

He instructed the membership’s official web site: “The synchronisation was excellent. We have been ready. Clearly, it wasn’t a state of affairs we wished. José Mourinho didn’t wish to be out of the sport. We felt it was an unfair state of affairs, however our synchronisation was excellent. 

“We now have at all times anticipated the eventualities. That is clearly a brand new state of affairs this season. We weren’t pondering we may have the coach out, however he was, he was suspended, we anticipated the situation. 

“The synchronisation was excellent from the start of this preparation, right this moment it remained excellent, and the selections, clearly – I had instructed you – are at all times from the coach, however at all times supported by his technical employees.”

Mourinho pleased with the efficiency

Benfica levelled the mixture rating when Rafa Silva prodded them forward after 14 minutes however Aurelien Tchouaméni scored a near-instant equaliser and Vinicius Jr added a late winner as Madrid went by way of to the final 16 3-1 general.

“We really feel that we now have created sufficient right this moment,” added Tralhão. “I’ve simply talked to José Mourinho, we’re very pleased with our efficiency, very pleased with our workforce. The gamers have been extraordinary. 

“We’re annoyed with the end result, exactly due to that. We dominated from the start, we scored, we conceded a purpose in opposition to the run of play, as you might see, and but we maintained the character, we maintained the character, we maintained our profitable mentality. 

“The sport was determined in small particulars. We may have scored, we created sufficient events to attain. Actual Madrid clearly has an amazing workforce, however they’d an enormous in purpose [Thibaut Courtois] who didn’t permit us to take the alternatives we had, however we go away right here pleased with the workforce.”