Paulo Freitas urges FC Porto to be fully focused before Liceo clash | OneFootball

FC Porto’s coach said on Tuesday that the team will show its best version in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in rink hockey, where they will face Spain’s Liceo.

“The focus has to be in the right place and on showing our best version. Tomorrow [Wednesday], we have to be at our best if we want to beat Liceo,” said FC Porto rink hockey coach Paulo Freitas.

The quarter-finals of the men’s rink hockey Champions League begin on Wednesday in Coimbra, with the Iberian clashes FC Porto-Liceo and Benfica-Reus.

At the pre-match press conference, the blue-and-white coach said it was an “enormous satisfaction” to see his team achieve the goal of reaching the final 8 and now be able to “go after other objectives” in Wednesday’s match.

“I think any of the teams has the ambition and the quality to win the trophy at stake here. Regardless of that, we worked very hard, had an excellent regular phase, and achieved two objectives: the first was qualification for this final 8, the second was winning our group, and now we go step by step,” he added.

For his part, Liceo coach Juan Copa said he was pleased to take part in the competition and to face FC Porto, an opponent he had not played against in quite some time.

The quarter-finals of the men’s rink hockey Champions League get underway on Wednesday with the Iberian matchups FC Porto-Liceo and Benfica-Reus.

On Thursday, Sporting will take on Barcelona, while Óquei de Barcelos will face Trissino.

This final stage of the competition, taking place at the Mário Mexia Pavilion from Wednesday to Sunday, will have the semi-finals on Saturday, with the winners of the quarter-final matches facing each other.

The final is scheduled for Sunday at 6:00 p.m.

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