Mission was facilitated by the victory in the 1st leg, but the eagle was not complacent; on the contrary, he made one of the best performances of the season, saw the front carousel work perfectly and imposed himself in the Champions League.
THE FIGURE: Gonçalo Ramos (5) – 12 Games 7 goals
Of the 5 goals, there was only no intervention in the 4th… because it was a penalty. A thunderous display, mobile up front (in the corridor, Rafa discovered for 1-0) and lethal in its habitat: the penalty area. The work at 2-0, taking three opponents out of the way and shooting hard for the back of the net, is the moment of the game – which does not take away from the first-time finish on the 3rd goal and the back-heel for Rafa on the 5th .
Vlachodimos (3) – 12J 10Gs
He ended the night with only one defense, which says a lot about the unique meaning of the game. Nothing could have been done about Meijer’s goal.
Bah (3) – 10J 0G
He had complete freedom to attack and gave headaches to Meijer, who was booked in the 48th minute.
Antonio Silva (4) – 8J 1G
He cleaned up what he had to clean up behind and, even though the opponent didn’t bother with the pressure, he ended up with a pass efficiency of… 100%: he hit the 79 he made.
Otamendi (3) – 12J 1G
Despite the inattention allowing a header by Vanaken (23′) and the yellow card, he was safe. The rout allowed it to be managed.
Grimaldo (3) – 12J 2G
As usual, a lot of presence in the attack. It is directly linked to the 3-0, with the assist for Gonçalo Ramos, and saw a shot, from a free kick, go to the figure of Mignolet.
Florentino (3) – 12J 0G
He ran like hell (12.67 km) and didn’t let Brugge play ahead. If he was perfect on the pass, on the shot he didn’t have the aim, as seen by the failure at the mouth of the goal at 16′.
Chiquinho (4) – 10J 0G
Positive return to eleven, as if he had never left there. Always with a sense of goal and right to serve between the lines – see the 3-0 move. He deserved the ovation.
João Mario (4) – 12J 6G
He started to celebrate, in a great goal with an undone heel, and Meijer took another one on the line. He didn’t let up and still in the 1st half he scored 2-0 to G. Ramos. Finally rewarded with the right penalty – and there are 6 goals in the Champions League.
Rafa (4) – 12J 6G
He even got tired of seeing it in the 1-0: he started the counterattack in the defensive midfield, sprinted, took one out of the way and shot for the count. He had a direct participation in the 5th edition of the Eagle and was always a puzzle.
Aursnes (4) – 8J 0G
Whether in the middle or in the attack, always very careful to open spaces. In the 3-0, he dismantled Brugge with the opening for Grimaldo.
Neres (3) – 10J 4G
One shot, one goal. She contributed to the party through the left hand.
Gilberto (3) – 7J 1G
The birthday boy came in and took a ‘gift’ – that is, a penalty – to the clumsy Sylla.
Morate (3) – 5J 0G
Gained pace for the ‘quarters’.
João Neves (3) – 2J 0G
Finally, he had more minutes and matched the bet with the assist for Neres’ goal.
Lucas Verissimo (1) – 2J 0G
Refreshed back.
