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Fotis Ioannidis believes that the main person responsible for Sporting's defeat in Naples (2-1), in the second round of the Champions League was Kevin De Bruyne. According to the Greek, the Belgian midfielder showed a very high performance, as he has been doing in recent years.

"We came to win, that's our mentality. We didn't achieve it, but we move on. It's not easy to play against players like Kevin De Bruyne, especially when they play at this level", began the 'number 89', in statements to UEFA.

For Ioannidis, the Belgian midfielder is one of the great stars of recent seasons: "In all the years I've been watching football, De Bruyne is one of the best. Sometimes you have to accept it and do everything to stop him, but he was unstoppable".

"It was a good game to start in the Champions League. I'm not satisfied with the result, but overall the team put on a good performance", he concluded, assuring that he was encouraged by the fact that Rui Borges had put him in Sporting's starting eleven.

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