Artem Dzyuba: "the matches with the Germans will be decisive"

The Russian captain on the Champions League win.
Benfica are a team that are great with the ball and we know that they are especially strong at home. Today, the fight went on in every part of the pitch from the first minute. The Portuguese and Spanish sides do not really like when you play hard. We scored good goals by applying pressure, plus we got a lucky own goal. Tonight everything went our way.

After losing to Lokomotiv, you all managed to play well.

There are many reasons for this. The main thing is to get back up after being knocked down. We have made conclusions from that defeat and today we were playing in the Champions League, at home, with our fans. Thank you very much for your support and for coming to a match so late . 

You were limping, how are you feeling now?
In the first half, I took a knock to my knee. I'll be fine.

RB Leipzig lost at home to Lyon. Is that a surprise?

This is a surprise. Leipzig are a very strong team and the favorite in our group. It is a shock that they lost at home. There were warning signs when they lost to Schalke 04 in the league. In our group everything is still up in the air and the matches with the Germans will be decisive.