AVB happy with derby display against big-spending Benfica | OneFootball

André Villas-Boas was present at the ‘Portugal Football Globes’ gala this Tuesday and was asked about the upcoming classic on Sunday between FC Porto and Benfica. The president of the Dragons said he saw the opponent in a “defensive posture,” an interpretation he considered a compliment to his team. Later, he also mentioned his meeting with José Mourinho.

FC Porto-Benfica: “I think the biggest compliment I can give the FC Porto team is having seen Benfica in the defensive posture they had at the Dragão. Players like Trubin, Ríos, and Enzo Barrenechea wasting time to take a draw from the Dragão... So, I think that is the biggest compliment to FC Porto, to the evolution of FC Porto from one year to the next, which is extreme and radical and gives us good feelings for the future. Obviously, it’s all very premature, we need to keep our feet firmly on the ground. There’s a lot of the championship left to play and our focus is to win this championship.”

Embrace with José Mourinho: “Yes, we crossed paths when José Mourinho was heading to the press conference. It was just a hug between two people who know each other very well.”

Benfica with José Mourinho “Mourinho is an ultra-winner in several leagues around the world, with an enviable résumé, the best résumé of any good Portuguese coach. So, I think that also highlights what FC Porto did in this match, with a young team against an experienced team, a team of incalculable value like Benfica, with several players earning over eight million euros. That says a lot about the work being done with the young players at FC Porto, the evolution they have had with this coach, and the steps we want to take for the future. And on top of that, coached by a manager like José Mourinho.”

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