The players’ party became more exuberant, the hugs between the members of the coaching staff were more restrained, the emotion of Pinto da Costa told the story of everything else. Looking coldly at the numbers, that penalty missed by Atl. Madrid, which allowed him to reach the round of 16 of the Champions League after the win against Bruges, was one more success, the 17th out of 26 appearances in the main European club competition. However, like most of the time, It had its context. Because it had been after a defeat in the derby against Benfica, because the season started with two notable defeats in the Champions League, because the team was looking for that moment that could serve as a springboard to catapult the season. Not to mention, this is what Sérgio Conceição pointed out.
Santa Clara FC Porto. Dragons tries to triumph again in the League after passing through the Champions League
“Our matches are all decisive. The celebration had to do with what was a goal set at the beginning of the season. I don’t celebrate the victories but I celebrate the goals, How is the passage to the second round of the Champions League. The working group is aware that we beat Bayer Leverkusen and we don’t celebrate anything, we celebrate when we reach a certain goal. Now it’s time to think about the Championship. The celebration had to do with it. The pressure and the obligation to win, wherever it is, is always present in the history of the club, regardless of whether we are already outmatched. There are a number of situations that make FC Porto have four seasons in six years, which is remarkable. Perhaps, in other places it was cause for permanent celebration throughout the year, we do not do it, only momentarily for the reasons that I have already explained. We are only honoring what is the history of FC Porto”, commented the Porto coach.
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Source: Observadora
