“We can only win if we’re all together, and we’ll need our supporters” | OneFootball

After beating HC Liceo 6-2, FC Porto secured a place in the Champions League semi-finals and, the following day, learned that they will face OC Barcelos in the tie that will decide one of the finalists. The match takes place this Saturday at 12:00, with live coverage on RTP2, at the Dr. Mário Mexia Pavilion in Coimbra. Xavier Malián highlighted the difficulty of the challenge against an opponent “with tremendous quality and decisive players, who are also very competitive,” stressing that the two-time national champions will have to stay true to their game “on the rink” and “make as few mistakes as possible.” For the fans, the Spanish goalkeeper expressed his hope of giving them “the chance for us to be in yet another final.” Ticket information is available here.

The thrashing of HC Liceo“It was a very important win because we knew it was going to be an extremely difficult game. HC Liceo won the regular season of the Spanish league, even so I think we still have things to improve. In the first half we didn’t play well, but in the second we were very efficient. We have to improve to win the semi-final and now the only thing that matters is beating OC Barcelos to reach another Champions League final.”

OC Barcelos“I expect a very difficult game; it’s the Champions League semi-final. They are not an easy opponent, they are a team with tremendous quality and decisive players, who are also very competitive. If we don’t come in at our best and give 100%, we will be out of the final. We have to give our best to win this game.”

Every detail matters“In these knockout games, the truth is that it’s the small details that are hard to control. We have to be ourselves on the rink and, above all, make as few mistakes as possible, because they take advantage of their opponents’ mistakes very well.”

The support of Porto fans in Coimbra“I hope Porto fans will be there because we know the other side will have incredible support. We will only be able to win if we are all together, and we are going to need our fans. Without them it will be much more difficult, but I believe they will be with us and we want to give them the chance for us to be in yet another final.”

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