FC Porto manager Andre Villas-Boas expects tough game against Spartak Moscow in UEFA Europa League
Porto boss Andre Villas-Boas has warned his side of a difficult fixture against Spartak Moscow in the Russian capital, and stated that it would not be easy even though they have a comfortable lead from the first-leg.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276 hat-trick at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto.
The manager said that the game on Thursday would not be as easy since the Russian side would be playing with a lot of aggression at home. He insisted that the main aim for the Dragons would be to progress into the last four of the competition and they cannot
afford to be complacent.
The Portuguese manager told reporters, “Tomorrow won't be a walk in the park. Spartak are a serious team and they will be highly motivated so we are taking our preparations very seriously. We may have some freedom in how we play, a chance to improvise, but
our task is simply to advance to the next round."
The former Academica manager revealed that Spartak played some very good football in the opening minutes of the first-leg but his side came back well to dominate the clash after that. He also admitted that the Moscow club was unlucky to concede two goals
from Falcao in the last six minutes of the match otherwise the situation would have been totally different.
The 33-year-old tactician concluded, “Spartak were very strong for the opening 25 minutes and created a couple of good chances before we more or less took control. I think Spartak were very, very unlucky to concede those two late goals.”
FC Porto have had a superb season this term and are leading the Portuguese league table with 74 points. They are 19 points ahead of second placed Benfica and are unbeaten so far in the domestic league. The Dragons are widely being tipped as the favourites
to win the UEFA Europa League this season along with Spanish side Villarreal.
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