Nuno Santos on dressing room talk before Sporting v Bodø/Glimt: Don't let… | OneFootball

Nuno Santos was one of the voices of emotion after Sporting's historic 5-0 victory against Bodø/Glimt, which secured their qualification for the Champions League quarter-finals. The winger highlighted the team's collective effort as a decisive factor for the comeback.

"Unforgettable! Great game, very tough challenge, we demonstrated our quality, capacity for sacrifice, and it's brilliant to be in the quarter-finals," he began by stating. In a more personal tone, the 'number 11' emphasized the special significance of this moment, after a long period away from the field due to injury.

"This is my life, what I've always dreamed of", he said, adding: "My children, who are up there, saw almost a year and a half of suffering. The team helped a lot, everyone helped a lot, and being on the field doing what I love most, there's no way to describe it."

When asked about what changed compared to the game in Norway, Nuno Santos was direct in his response, pointing to the team's attitude: "The players are the same, the team is the same, what we talked about with each other was that we had to react to the loss, not let the opponent breathe."

Nuno Santos – valued at 5 million euros – joined Sporting in 2020, coming from Rio Ave, for 4.15 million euros (Transfermarkt data). Since then, the 30-year-old winger has played 201 matches, scored 34 goals, provided 43 assists, and won seven titles (three National Championships, one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, one Taça de Portugal, and two Taças da Liga).

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