FC Porto under-17 host Leixões SC after rout in Aveiro | OneFootball

After bringing the schedule up to date with a big win over SC Beira-Mar (0-5) in Aveiro, FC Porto’s Under-17 team returns to Pedroso to face Leixões SC on matchday 6 of the Northern Series of the National Juniores B Championship (Sunday, 11:00am, Porto Canal). Manuel Prata believes the Dragons are “getting stronger and stronger collectively”, although he acknowledges the need to “raise the level in certain details” in every match. Tiago Caires set his sights on claiming “three more points” and underlined the importance of “the support of the fans”. FC Porto and Vitória SC share top spot in the standings with 13 points, while Leixões SC sit tenth with one.

Manuel Prata

Continuous improvement “What we feel is that we are getting stronger and stronger collectively. We are increasingly becoming a team in everything we do. We aim to be highly consistent, and that is what allows us to raise our level in every challenge. We always want to be consistent and raise our level.”

The clash with Leixões SC “We know Leixões SC will be a highly demanding challenge. We know Leixões SC very well, but we want to focus on ourselves and try to be consistent in everything we do. Despite the few days we have had to prepare for this game, we want to raise the level in certain details.”

The push from the stands “The presence of our fans, especially in this context where we play every three days, gives us that extra energy. We are counting on that support from the stands to help us secure the three points.”

Tiago Caires

The goal is to win again “We have to approach this game the same way we have approached all the others. We cannot let what we have already done go to our heads, because there are three more points to fight for this weekend.”

A demanding opponent “We know Leixões SC are a team that can cause some difficulties, but we are FC Porto and we have to go out there to win the three points.”

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