Ruud, “First we have to achieve qualification. If we do that then, yes, we can look back on a good first half of the season. But saying it is not as easy as doing it. We have to get the performances out on the pitch and then talk. The way we’ve played in the last few games is something we can build on. We want to take that form into the Benfica game.
“If we play our best with the team we have — and with the players coming back from injury to strengthen the squad — then there’s the confidence to do it over there.”