Stephen Eustáquio on FC Porto's triumph: “Yes, I feel like a champion” | OneFootball

Stephen Eustáquio believes he won the national championship with FC Porto. The Canadian player now represents Los Angeles.

Stephen Eustáquio played for FC Porto in the first half of the season and, in February, was eventually loaned to Los Angeles FC. In comments to Sport TV, the Canada international spoke about the Dragons’ national title win as follows:

“I’m a member of FC Porto, so yes, I felt like a champion as a fan, but also as a player.”

The midfielder got injured in March and used that period to continue his physical recovery in Portugal. About his return, even if only temporarily, to the first team’s training complex, the player said the following:

“I did my recovery at FC Porto and the coaching staff were super happy to see me there. They thanked me and said it would be good to be in that environment to help the team, because at the time we were going through a period with the Europa League, the Portuguese Cup and the league. There were a lot of matches.”

During that same period, Porto’s management kept in direct contact with the 29-year-old footballer. The midfielder described the way he was welcomed and his relationship with his teammates in these terms:

“And from the club structure as well, they also spoke to me: ‘While you’re here, I know you’re at another club, but talk to your teammates and keep them calm.’ And basically I gave my input here and there, never wanting to interfere in the team’s work, because I was already a bit apart from it. But I was with them, everyone was happy to see me, and that says a lot about what we went through in those five months I was at FC Porto this season. And so yes, I feel like a champion.”

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