Rui Borgescoach of Sporting Portugalspoke about the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals in which his team has to come back from 0-1 in the first leg against Arsenal.
Sporting de Portugal 0-1 Arsenal I quarter-final Champions League
The winner of the tie between Arsenal and Sporting de Portugal will face Atlético de Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals.
Rui Borges: “It’s about knowing shortcuts, roads and knowing how to avoid obstacles and overtake”
“If it is the most important game of my career? It is another important game, they all are, and each one has its own history and importance. We are in the competition that everyone dreams of, and I, as a coach, also dream of it. It will mark our careers. Above all, the history of Sporting, which is what we want, to continue marking the history of Sporting,” analyzed the Portuguese coach.
The value is subjective. The Mercedes can reach 200 km/h, just like the Peugeot. And the Mercedes is worth double
Rui Borges stressed that “this group deserves that recognition, it deserves to mark the history of Sporting at the level of the great legends of Sporting. I say it with all honesty, it is what I feel. And it refers to the players, not the coach. It is about believing.”
Regarding the economic difference between the Sporting de Portugal and Arsenal squads, the coach made a parallel that has gone viral on social networks: “The value is subjective. The Mercedes can reach 200 km/h, just like the Peugeot. And the Mercedes is worth twice as much.”
“It’s about knowing shortcuts, roads and knowing how to avoid obstacles and overtake,” he warned.
