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Under-pressure Benfica coach Roger Schmidt feels his midfield duo dominated John Lundstram and Mohamed Diomande during Thursdays 2-2 UEFA Europa League draw in Lisbon. With the full-time whistle greeted by jeers from those remaining in a half-full Estadio da Luz this was not the response the supporters wanted following that 5-0 shellacking by bitter rivals FC Porto Schmidt came out swinging in his post-match press conference. Benfica, he said, deserved to beat Rangers. Not only that, they dominated the midfield battle, the former Bayer Leverkusen and PSV Eindhoven boss feeling that hi