Veteran Boca Juniors midfielder Ander Herrera is focusing solely on their opening Club World Cup game against Benfica, while not discussing the performance of fellow team Bayern Munich, เล่นเกมคาสิโน UFABET ทันสมัย ฝากถอนง่าย who recently crushed their opponents.
Herrera is set to lead Boca Juniors into their Club World Cup opener against Benfica on Monday, June 16, while Bayern Munich got off to a strong start in Group C, thrashing Auckland City 10-0 on Sunday.
“Bayern win by a landslide? We only think about Benfica. Then we’ll talk about Benfica, Benfica, Benfica. I don’t make any comparisons. We are Boca. We have to think about ourselves.”
“Benfica is a top 10 or top 15 club in Europe, they missed out on the title towards the end of the season but they showed their quality. They played Barcelona, a team that many of us love, and they made it difficult for Barca. Benfica fought until the last minute,” Herrera said.
The 35-year-old added that while he respects his opponents, Boca Juniors must believe in their own quality.
“Benfica is a team that is use to big competitions and big games, but we also have to respect ourselves, believe in our quality and our potential. The former Manchester United player said.
For Ander Herrera, he has terminated the remaining six months of his contract with Athletic Bilbao before moving to Boca Juniors on a contract until the end of this year with the option to extend for another year.