Roger Schmidt: "We have to try to play a good game tomorrow and in the second leg in Milan."

Inter and Benfica met in the 1965 European Cup final at San Siro, with Inter won 1-0.

Schmidt acknowledged that Inter's recent form may make

the favourites, but he was more concerned with the gravity of the match.

"We'll see if it's favourable or not. The draw is the draw," said the Benfica coach. "Both teams have quality and deserve to be here, there's no doubt.

"Just look at their squad. They are experienced players with so much quality.

"It's a very special game, also for the players. What I hope is that my players will be more motivated because it's a big game, but I also expect that of the Inter players.

"They will be ready, they will cause difficulties, and we have to find solutions and accept the history of the game.

"We have to try to play a good game tomorrow and in the second leg in Milan."

Benfica lost 2-1 at home to Porto on Friday, their second league defeat of the season, but Schmidt is not concerned.

"It's part of football to lose games. On Friday, we lost an important game, but I think we had won a lot before.

"We grow with victories and defeats. We can use defeats to grow and create something positive. I saw my team leave behind what happened very quickly, and in the last few days we have been concentrating on Inter."

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