Europa League: Balogun Shifts Focus To Benfica
By Sampson Adedeji
After helping Rangers to a resounding 2-0 win against Lech Poznan, Nigeria's Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun has shifted his attention to the next Europa League former champions Benfica of Portugal, BSNSports.com.ng can
reports .
The Gers continued its impressive run in the season both in the domestic and European season.
After qualifying through preliminary round, Rangers has possessed 100 percent record at the group stage winning the first two matches against Standard Liege and Lech Poznan.
"Nobody will go in there with fear. If at all, probably with respect, which we actually have for every team.
"Those teams have qualified for Europe not because they are just some team. Benfica, we all know about the strength of that club, but I don't think we have to hide or anything.
"Definitely those last two games [against Standard Liege and Lech Poznan] gave us confidence, rightfully so, and we have a good management staff and they are going to prepare us well.
“We go into the games with Benfica to win them, there is no point going into the game just to participate.
"We want to win if possible and I think we are going to have a match plan next week that will show us ways to do that.
Then it is on us on the pitch to put that into life and breathe life into that plan," he told the club media.
Balogun, who has now made seven appearances this term, has been impressed with the quality of the Rangers squad and the competition for places since he joined the club in July.
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