Leonino exclusive: Rui Borges sets Sporting Champions League demand | OneFootball

Rui Borges believes Sporting will reach the Champions League semi-finals, Leonino knows. However, the coach of the green-and-whites is aware that only a perfect performance can secure victory against Arsenal in London, and that was the condition set for the team.

The Lions go into the second leg of the quarter-finals with just a one-goal deficit and, according to information gathered by our newspaper, the coach has already passed this message of belief on to the squad. Although the focus is on the Liga Portugal Betclic, Rui Borges plans to go as far as possible in the Champions League as well.

As such, the Sporting coach does not intend to make unnecessary rotations against Arsenal. Despite the defeat at Alvalade, the performance put on by both teams increased Rui Borges’s belief, which is in line with the objectives set by the Club’s board, led by Frederico Varandas.

With the structure, coaching staff and squad all aligned, everyone believes Sporting have what it takes to beat Gyökeres’ gunners. To do so, the green-and-white side is focused on delivering a top-level performance, just as they already did this season in the comeback against Bodo/Glimt.

Sporting will be back in action next Wednesday, April 15, against Arsenal. The match, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against the side managed by Mikel Arteta, will be played at 8:00 p.m. at the Emirates Stadium.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.