Football manager Andrea Mandorlini admits that Juve are in a difficult situation as they seek to qualify for the next round of the Champions League, but they must try.
The Bianconeri suffered a shock loss to Maccabi Haifa in their last game to add three losses and one win from their four group matches in the competition this season.
This poor run has put them in a difficult situation and means they could miss out on the next round of the competition if they fail to beat Benfica next week.
The Portuguese team defeated Max Allegri’s team in Turin and hopes to get the double against them.
However, Juve have won back-to-back games in preparation for the match and Mandorlini says they have to give their best, but qualifying is tricky now.
He said via Tuttojuve:
“The qualification is very difficult to obtain. The technical qualities of the team suggest that there are numbers to recover. But we must hurry.
Juve FC says
Beating Benfica is the only way to qualify for the next round of the Champions League, which has been our goal all along.
Losing against them means we risk finishing bottom of the group if Maccabi Haifa secure an unlikely draw against PSG.
