"Respect your opponent and go for the win"

Barreiro stated to the media that Benfica is focused on defeating Auckland City, their opponent on matchday 2 of Group C of the Club World Cup.

What are the expectations for the game against Auckland City?

A victory.

Are you ready to be a starter?

I'm ready for anything: starter, non-starter... I'm always ready.

We just heard two young players [João Veloso and Gonçalo Oliveira]: say that Benfica's focus is on winning. We [the press] know that it's important to score a lot of goals. Is that a message passed on internally so as not to talk about goals outside the club? Could that put more pressure on you guys inside the club?

We know it's important to win the game. After that, the rest... We'll go into the game as we go into every game. It's important to get the 3 points, because without the 3 points we won't get anywhere.

What do you know about Auckland City?

We have already analyzed our opponent, and we are ready for the game. Those are the two most important aspects.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing team?

I would love to talk about it, but it's something that stays within the team.

He scored his first hat-trick against Famalicão a few months ago. Is this a game in which Barreiro and all the players have to think about scoring lots of goals, and not just winning?

As I said, it's important to win the game because we need the three points. We're not focused on scoring five, six, seven, or eight goals. We have to respect our opponents, and we're going into the game to win. That's the most important thing.