Sporting winger upbeat for Frankfurt clash: We want to stay in | OneFootball

The winger Duarte Tomás spoke on behalf of Sporting's under-19s in the preview of the Youth League match against Eintracht Frankfurt. The 17-year-old player reiterated the pride of being among the 16 best academies in Europe and wants to win the match.

“I play for Sporting, I am serving the Club and I am prepared to play wherever I am asked to. It has been challenging, but I think I am doing well,” he stated to the Alvalade Club's media, before highlighting the team's excitement for the European competition.

Duarte Tomás emphasized the ambition of the green and white squad in the competition: "It is a pride and we want to stay in this competition as long as possible. Despite the little preparation time we have, this is already our eighth game, so we only adjusted a few things and we are ready. We are a team that stays 'connected' until the last minute, we don't give up until the referee blows the whistle and that's what defines us too,” he recalled.

Duarte Tomás acknowledged the quality of the opponent but assured that Sporting is prepared and focused on the goal of advancing to the next phase: “They concede some goals and that is a fact we need to consider,” he added, stating that the team's mindset is “game by game.”

In the previous edition, Sporting was eliminated precisely in the round of 16 against Stuttgart (3-2). The best green and white performance in the UEFA Youth League was in 2022/2023 in the semi-finals, where the Dutch team AZ prevailed only in the penalty shootout (4-3 p.s. after 2-2).

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