The footballer Galeno promised this Monday that Porto will make every effort to win on Tuesday against Barcelona in the Champions League, hoping for a “great night” for the “dragons”. in Catalonia.
“It will not be an easy game, but we will try to do our homework and set ourselves a challenge and everyone will be focused. I hope we have a great night,” he said at a press conference announcing the fifth match. Group H round.
“Barcelona and Porto lead the group with the same nine points out of a possible 12, followed by Ukrainian Shakhtar with six, which the Portuguese get in the sixth and final round, while the Belgians Antwerp are still nil.”
Galeno hopes to do well, “better if possible” than the collective performance at the Stadio Dragao, in which the Portuguese dominated statistically but ultimately lost 1-0, hoping his team will “come and play by eye” . in the eyes” with the Catalans.
“Whoever doesn’t score suffers. Let’s all stay focused and fail less. We played a great game in Porto, but we need to improve. It will be very difficult, but we are going to go head to head, give back to all of us and have a nice night,” he stressed.
The Portuguese-Brazilian has been more determined in the Champions League than in the Portuguese League, believing that they are different competitions and that he has benefited from the wider ‘spaces’ he can explore in UEFA competitions where there is greater balance. between antagonists.
He also downplayed the fact that the match would be played at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium as renovation work is underway at the Camp Nou, ensuring that at any stage the Porto team “will always be at their best”.
Asked if he could be called up to Brazil or Portugal in the near future, similar to what happened to his colleague Pepe, who recently made his Canarinho debut, he said he was only focused on Porto and Portugal. an important challenge from the “Champions”.
If they achieve a better result than Shakhtar Donetsk, Porto will be able to secure their 14th qualification for the next stage in history.
Porto were European champions in 1987 and 2004, while Barcelona lifted the trophy in 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015.
Tuesday’s match at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium will be officiated by Italian Daniele Orsato, starting at 20:00 (Lisbon time).
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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