Vítor Pereira moved on Dragão return: “Didn’t expect this, I leave happy” | OneFootball

Vítor Pereira, Nottingham Forest manager, spoke in the press room at the Estádio do Dragão after the draw against FC Porto in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals:

On the tribute at the Dragão

“It was a lovely gesture. I wasn’t expecting it. I was very happy. Because of the reception from the fans, because of the gesture from the club and the president. I’m leaving here happy.”

“Villas-Boas told me: ‘You’re at home.’ I really appreciated the gesture. I enjoyed coming back. I didn’t come back sooner because there are too many emotions. Coming here affects me. It brings back a lot, emotionally, of what I experienced here. That’s why I keep to myself. That’s why [I didn’t come back]. It was a lovely gesture, but… [laughs] Next week we’ll be competing, and I’ll do everything I can to move on in this competition. That’s as certain as me being here.”

On FC Porto’s current moment

“The fans are behind FC Porto. You can feel the mystique. You can sense that energy in the air, that it’s possible to win titles again.”

“Whether FC Porto are the best team in Portugal? That’s a different league. My fight is a different one. The league is competitive, with a lot of off-the-pitch issues to discuss. It’s funny. That’s how we live football. We spend the whole week discussing everything else more than the football match itself.”

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