Tiago Tomás after Stuttgart v Porto: We deserved more | OneFootball

Tiago Tomás was the spokesperson for Stuttgart after the German team's defeat against Porto, 2-1, in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League round of 16. The former Sporting striker believes that a victory for the German team would have been more appropriate.

"We started better than Porto, then there were 10 or 15 minutes where we lost control. They are a strong team on the counterattack, with fast players. That's when they scored the two goals. We tried to react, started to match their intensity, but it feels like it wasn't enough. We deserved at least a draw", he said in statements to Sport TV.

The home team had a goal disallowed that would have made it 2-2, and the Portuguese under-21 international spoke about that moment. "I still don't understand, I haven't seen the footage. Was it offside on me? I don't have much to say, but I think it was a phase where we deserved at least a draw to face the second game. We're going there to win. We know it's going to be very difficult, Porto is a solid team with extra energy at home. But we're going there to win", he expressed.

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