Sporting regular rues defeat to Arsenal: It's sad, because... | OneFootball

Reacting to the defeat against Arsenal (1-0) this Tuesday, in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Pote lamented the lack of luck they experienced. In that regard, the Portugal international believes the Lions could have drawn the match.

"We knew it was going to be a balanced and competitive game. We had to be fully committed in defence and in attack. We had our chances, Arsenal had theirs too. They ended up scoring a goal and we didn’t. The tie is still open and we’ll go there trying to win and reach the semi-finals." he began, speaking to Sport TV.

"We leave disappointed because we felt we could at least have drawn. They scored in the last minute and that is always frustrating. We know the game there will once again be much the same, balanced, competitive, man to man. We’ll go there trying to win," he lamented.

"The game will be almost the same as this one. They respect us. We respect Arsenal too. We know we will have our chances. Now... if Maxi Araújo’s chance goes in instead of hitting the bar, and we have a bit of luck on our side," he stressed, focusing on the second leg of the tie, which will be played at the Emirates Stadium.

In the same vein, Sporting’s 'number 8' was reminded of the stunning goal he scored in London in 2023. "Maybe it can serve as inspiration for all the players, so that at least one of us scores and we manage to get through the tie," he concluded.

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