Aarhus coach warns Benfica: "Any tie can be reversed"
Glorioso 1904 – Se é notícia do Benfica, está aqui26 August 2026 at 16:20
Aarhus coach Jakob Poulsen expressed confidence in his team's ability to overturn the 3-1 deficit against Benfica in the Europa League play-off. Despite acknowledging the opponent's superiority, which he considered a top 20 European team, the Danish coach praised Marco Silva's team and stated that Aarhus need to be focused throughout the 90 minutes, with every player reaching a high level, believing the tie can be turned around.
Benfica drew 0-0 with Aarhus in Denmark in a Europa League match, where the Eagles seek to secure qualification for the league phase of the European competition. The match ended goalless, leaving the fate of progression to the next round undecided.
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