"Nobody can convince me that we're out,"
"If everyone starts shouting that we're out, they won't convince me. I can't say that we're going to qualify, but I refuse to accept that it is over now; there are 12 points to play for. We have a chance, the team is improving, there's nothing that convinces me that we can't fight."
"We don't need 12 points to qualify, nor 11, and I think not even 10. But we have [upcoming games against] Napoli, Ajax, Juventus, Real Madrid ... We have two games until the end of the calendar year, and if we get six points, we're in the race."
Benfica suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, their fourth consecutive loss in European competition, leaving them second-from-bottom in the expanded 36-team Champions League table with no points. José Mourinho replaced Bruno Lage in September after Lage was dismissed following a 3-2 defeat to Qarabag. Mourinho, a two-time Champions League winner, stated he refuses to accept elimination while 12 points remain and described the team as improving. He said Benfica do not necessarily need all remaining points to qualify and highlighted tough upcoming fixtures, including Ajax on November 25 and Napoli at home on December 10.
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