Defender of Moscow “Spartak” Nikolai Rasskazov in an interview assessed the outcome of two matches against Lisbon “Benfica” in the Champions League qualification and said that it is high time to forget about past victories in Europe. — “Spartak” lost two times with a score of 0: 2. It seemed that you were putting up resistance to your opponent, but what did the team still lack to go further? — Not enough skill. This is how the opponent differs from us. “Benfica” made fewer mistakes and acted more competently. The first match was influenced by an early goal at the beginning of the second half, the Portuguese became more confident, and we began to make mistakes. Here, in Lisbon, in the first half, trying to close the zones, we acted on the defensive. But we had no chances at all, we attacked very little. In the second half, everything was clear.
