FC Porto? If we play scared, we’ve no chance of winning | OneFootball

"If we go into a match with fear, then we have no chance of winning. Every game is to win, if we want to be in a competition and be successful we must respect all clubs, as we do for FC Porto, but never fear," the German admitted.

With only three victories in seven matches in the Austrian championship, the coach acknowledges difficulties, "unlike FC Porto at this moment", but emphasizes that "it's a different competition".

Austrian goalkeeper Alexander Schlager assures that the team is "very proud to play in the Europa League", expecting "a good team in the first round".

"[FC Porto] They have top talent, [Rodrigo] Mora, they have good forwards. We know they play with great intensity. More than just looking at one player, we have to look at the whole team, defend them as a team, then we see that they can have problems and we want to catch them there. We know that FC Porto is a team with excellent players. But we are also a team that, when playing together and with full intensity, we can cause problems," he said.

Salzburg and FC Porto will face off on Thursday, at 20:00, in a match that will be refereed by Greek Vassilis Fotias.

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