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Fransishku Kandeiyash, manager of Benfica junior team, thanked Spartak Cup organizers for a cordial reception in Moscow.

- We are grateful to Spartak for the invitation to such prestigious tournament, for us such participation is a great honor. We are fascinated by the competitions that were arranged perfectly, the team suffered no needs. The organizers were friendly and treated the footballers very respectfully, and we are very pleased. As far as the matches are concerned, the rivalry was at the highest level, the teams demonstrated high quality football. It was rather difficult for our guys in physical terms, as the majority of them were born in the year of 1997. 

- Benfica is the only team in the tournament that has outplayed Barcelona. What factors have enabled you to succeed?

- Possibly, Benfica’s football more resembles Catalans’ one, that is why our players have managed to identify a way to unseal their defense, at the same time keeping a clean sheet.