"Today's Barca are nothing..."

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Jorge Jesus isn't a fan of modern day Barca. EFE

Benfica manager Jorge Jesus doesn't want his side to be like any other teams, especially Barcelona. "I wouldn't say that we are like Barca .. that team is nothing right now", he said in a pres conference.

Benfica won 3-0 against Standard Liege in the Europa League. After the game, a player from the Belgian club said that "With Pizzi and Taraabt, it was like facing Barcelona".

Jorge Jesus was asked about the comments in his post-match press conference. "I wouldn't say that we are similar. The Barcelona of two years ago maybe ... but this side is nothing", he joked.

"I don't want us to look like Barça now, but I wouldn't mind the one from years ago...", continued Jesus. He explained, saying that "this Benfica side has a clear idea of what it wants to do with the ball every lay. They trust one another and it shows".

So, Jorge Jesus thinks that Benfica don't resemble Barcelona, not today's side anyway...

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