Rui Borges backs Portuguese clubs in Europe: “We can take on the biggest” | OneFootball

Rui Borges spoke at the press conference after Sporting were eliminated by Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Lions’ coach highlighted the team’s European run, as well as the performances of the other Portuguese sides.

«We were fortunate to look at Sporting and the Portuguese teams in a different way. May this be a path of growth. It’s difficult, we don’t have the tools of the big European leagues, but we manage».

«Portugal in Europe? I don’t know what needs to change, but Portuguese football is good. We have to value it. Braga and FC Porto have great campaigns, it adds value to all of us and we have to keep valuing it. I’m Portuguese, and it makes me proud when Portuguese teams win. We’re a small country, but we can go toe to toe with the biggest. That’s what we’ve shown. We have to value the game, the football there, on the pitch. That’s what has to be valued».

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