At center-back, he chose the young Brazilian, Sidinei.
The 19-year-old stood 1.85 meters tall but was incredibly strong, and was surprisingly even more cumbersome than the 1.88-meter David Luis.
In fact, his technical profile was very similar to the 1.92-meter Luisao.
Furthermore, neither of them could match David Luis in terms of individual skill.
This was the price Benfica paid for the first leg!
Having lost Córdoba on the left, Jesus moved the faster, more agile David Luis to the left flank.
This was specifically to guard against Dortmund's right flank, Kuba's side of the pitch.
In the center, it would be business as usual.
Luisao and Harvey Garcia would control the space, while Sidinei would tightly man-mark Wang Shuo.
Having made adjustments on defense, Jesus also made changes on offense.
They adopted the tactic of an opening blitz.
Jesus hoped to disrupt Dortmund's rhythm with this approach.
