FC Porto beat RK Partizan 32-28, claim first Champions points | OneFootball

After securing their first points in the Champions League against RK Partizan (32-28), Carlos Martingo highlighted the importance of the win on European competition’s return to the Dragão. The FC Porto coach praised his team’s response, although he acknowledged that the performance could have been better, especially in technical and tactical terms.

The win on the Champions League’s return to Invicta “Very happy to have won our first home game in the Champions League. We started very well, managed to build a bit of a lead, but the truth is that the game was contested until the end. It was not a tactically or technically brilliant game from us, but we showed very good commitment and attitude, which allowed us to win. The most important thing today was to win in front of a great crowd. We hope this continues to bring more people to the arena, and we want to keep working and seeing this team develop.”

The Dragão wall “We knew this team’s main strengths were Lumbroso and Wagner. Today they came with a new player who was making his first appearance this season, Milos Kos, but it is a team with plenty of international experience and it was never going to be an easy game. Their seven-against-six causes a lot of problems for other teams, we had some problems stopping Uladzislau Kulesh’s shooting ability, but overall we delivered a solid defensive performance, even though we always want better.”

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