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Antonio Conte recriminates over one'other game and polemicizes over schedule

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Antonio Conte nonetheless applauds his team after the defeat to Chelsea, pointing to one’other match like the one that cost them elimination from the Champions League: “The real regret is Copenhagen: you can&#8217t draw there, and we know that very well. That result forced us to attempt a feat against a top club like Chelsea, winners of the World Club Championship. It was complicated. Joao Pedro shifted the balance with his plays”, the Salento coach explained to Sky Sport.

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Anatoliy Trubin scores the decisive goal in the middle of the opponent’s box: the Ukrainian goalkeeper beats Courtois by header.
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Schjelderup extends for the Portuguese at 56' bringing Benfica to 3-1.
Mbappé brings Real Madrid back into the game at 58' with the goal of the momentary 3-2.
Raúl Asencio is sent off in the dying minutes, leaving Real Madrid down to ten men.
Even Rodrygo receives a red card, aggravating Real Madrid’s situation.
José Mourinho pushes Benfica to throw its heart over the hurdle.
Trubin’s goal in full recovery finally ends the game at 4-2 for Benfica.
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"A prestigious and economically crucial win" added the Special One.

Conte then stressed his pride in his team’s performance: “We had half a team out, with 13 unavailable. Sorry because, from what we saw, I think we still deserved access to the playoffs”. After applauding the opponents and his own players, Conte analyzed the match: “Qualitatively, Chelsea was superior: when players of their level get to the shot, they hurt. We often got to the cross and important chances could be born, we can grow on this. But the team played a match with great personality: we went to catch them high, without fear, proposing good football”.

“I am sorry because I would have liked to have continued to play against teams of this level”. On the second goal conceded, Conte does not speak of a mistake: “Sometimes you make mistakes, but there is also the skill of the opponent. Joao Pedro scored a great goal. We honored the challenge with a Champions League game and I remain convinced that the final result is a lie compared to what we produced” he then concluded the’former Inter and Juventus coach, bidding farewell to Sky as well as the Champions League.

At Prime Video, the same broadened the discourse to the state of the team and the calendar, in polemical tones: “I am fine and I want to move forward. It will not be easy, between injuries and close commitments”.

“I would like to know who are the phenomena that have decided to let us play again on Saturday … then it becomes useless to talk about injuries and difficulties”. In fact, Napoli will be back on the field as early as the 31st at 6 p.m., again at home, against Fiorentina.

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