Benfica Coach Claims He Is just not at all times Shedding Sleep Over Arsenal Map

Benfica coach Jorge Jesus has insisted he is assured his side can beat Arsenal in their upcoming Europa League spherical of 32 assembly.

Arsenal will face Benfica in Lisbon on 18 February, earlier than a return leg per week later, having been paired collectively in Monday’s knockout map.

Without reference to making it out of the Europa League neighborhood stage with a ultimate report, Arsenal fill struggled badly in the Premier League this season – shedding seven of their opening 12 games.

Mikel Arteta’s side fill not gained in the league since the 1-0 victory over Manchester United before every little thing of November and now take a seat 15th in the Premier League desk, with stress mounting on the head coach.

Talking on Benfica being drawn against the out of kinds Gunners, Jesus insisted he ‘respects’ his opponents but just isn’t very ‘shedding sleep’.

The 66-yr-historical Copa Libertadores winner is quoted as asserting, through O Jogo: “In most cases, after I’m in the Champions League or in the Europa League, solid teams reach to the membership where I’m.

“I truly fill the ultimate admire for Arsenal, admire every other opponent, but I’m not shedding sleep.

“It [the draw] would not grasp away my self assurance or manufacture me deem that Benfica may perhaps well well also not spend the tie. I imagine now we fill the potential to attain so, luminous that we’ll reach up against solid opponent.

“However whenever you admire to must spend and reach the Europa League final, you cannot fret about that. While you wouldn’t fill the energy to beat Arsenal, then you wouldn’t fill the energy to prevail in a Europa League final. “

Benfica currently take a seat second in the Portuguese prime flight, having lost two of their opening 9 games. In Europe, they licensed second in their neighborhood in the abet of Rangers, against whom they performed out two involving draws.