Gabri Veiga bags a brace, says best yet but more to come | OneFootball

Gabri Veiga stood out in FC Porto’s victory over Nice (3-0), in the 5th round of the regular phase of the Europa League. The midfielder scored twice – the first goal coming just 18 seconds in – and played a decisive role in the Dragons’ triumph, highlighting the team’s preparation for the match.

“I think it was a tough game against a team that may not be at their best right now, but still has good individual players. If they’re in the Europa League, it always means quality. I think we approached the game well, we analyzed them thoroughly and everything went as we wanted. We did well in the duels and in terms of intensity. This is FC Porto’s identity and we made sure the fans enjoyed the game. It’s a good test for us to keep growing,” the Spaniard told Porto Canal.

First brace for FC Porto:

“I had done it at Celta Vigo, but it was a good team performance here. I felt good individually, starting with an early goal gives you extra confidence right away. This is the path for the team and for me, to keep growing.”

How do you explain the goal at 18 seconds?

“It’s a lot of credit to Lino, Lucho, and Carlos (assistant coaches), who study the opponents and always have something new for us to show. I give them credit, but other times too, I remember a shot off the post by Borja at Alvalade, for example. We have to show the quality and the willingness to do what they say.”

Best performance so far?

“Of course, but my limit doesn’t stop here. I just hope this is a point of confidence and reflection to keep growing.”

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Victory

“It was important to win at home, just as we did against Red Star, I’m happy with the performance, it’s a great achievement and the result of the team’s work. That early goal was important, it’s a moment in the game to which we give great importance, it’s the work of the coaching staff, everything went well.”

Two goals

“I like to get into those scoring areas. It’s a characteristic of mine, sometimes it’s luck, what matters is that it goes well many times.”

Weak opponent

“Nice weren’t at their best, but they have a lot of individual talent, very good players, but we performed well as a team, everyone working for the team, it was a good test for us to keep growing.”

“It’s a goal set by everyone to move forward, we have to go game by game, we achieved the objective and now we have to focus on the league, then the League Cup, and only after that on Malmö.”

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