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Bayer Leverkusen boss Roger Schmidt previews their Champions League Group C meeting with Benfica.

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SOUNDBITE: (German) Roger Schmidt, Bayer Leverkusen manager:

"I think Benfica -- same as Bernd Leno has just said -- is characterised by playing with many South American players. It can be that 10 out of 11 players are coming from South America. Many players from Brazil and Argentina who are very strong in one-on-one situations and who know how to beat their man. Not for nothing they've been in the Europa League final in the last two years. So, they have won a lot of close matches and they went through a lot of knockout stages. Benfica are a team that knows how to react to the things that happen on the pitch during a game and we must be prepared for this. It will be very intense. There will be many one-on-one situations and we as a team must push our own way of playing through. If we do this, I am convinced that we will have a big chance to win this game."