Brentford defender Ethan Pinnock was happy to take on a European giant in preseason.
The Bees played Portuguese giants Benfica in a friendly contest to get ready for the new season.
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Despite being the underdogs going into the game, they were able to hang with the Portuguese team and secure a 1-1 draw.
“It was a great experience,” defender Pinnock said.
“They’re a side with a lot of caliber and a lot of history and it was a packed-out stadium. It was a good test.”
Pinnock added: “It posed us a challenge (Benfica’s pressing). One of the things we focus on is trying to play out, so that helped us.
“They provided a difficult situation and we had to solve it. More often than not, we solved it. There are things we can tweak but overall we did fairly well.”