Varela pleased with Porto’s display: “Sometimes you have to dig in” | OneFootball

Alan Varela was in the mixed zone after FC Porto’s victory over Stuttgart, by 2-0, and answered journalists’ questions, starting by giving his assessment of the match.

“We knew we were going to face a great opponent, one of the best teams in their league. They play very well, have great individuals, and we managed to deal with that. Even with the squad rotation, the team accepted the challenge and we responded in the best way,” he said, acknowledging that, at certain moments, Porto had to know how to hold on: “These are very long games. There are moments when you need to know how to suffer. They needed to win and went for it with everything, but we knew how to respond well.”

As for the Dragons’ ambitions in the UEFA Europa League, he shifted the focus to… Braga: “We’re halfway there. There’s still a long way to go. We’re taking it step by step. Our minds are now on SC Braga, which will be a very tough game that we have to win.”

Finally, he addressed Rodrigo Mora’s condition, who left the field with physical complaints, and commented on Francesco Farioli’s reaction to Victor Froholdt’s great goal: “I don’t know what happened with Rodrigo, but it seems he has an injury.”

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