We earned three points but they were not decisive, says FC Porto's Joao Moutinho – Report
FC Porto star, Joao Moutinho, claims that the three points earned against Shakhtar Donetsk were quite important but they were not decisive. The Portistas will still have to win their next game against Zenit St Petersburg to qualify and the midfielder has
emphasized that.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 was reportedly on the line when FC Porto took on Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League. The club had undergone a series of poor results in recent fixtures and their 3-0 humbling against Academica in the Portuguese cup did not
help their cause.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Costa-c9458 had allegedly told the tactician that if his side did not grab all three points, he would surely be sacked.
Luckily for the manager, his players put on a good showing at Donbass arena, where a late striker from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hulk-c16436 and an own goal from Rat gave the visitors only their 2nd of the European campaign.
The Dragons defended the game well and blocked out all the goal threats during the majority of the game, and at the end of the match, their star man was able to grab maximum points for his side.
After the game, Seleccao International, Joao Moutinho commented that although they were able to pick up a much needed victory, the win was still not decisive and there was much work still to be done.
Speaking to reporters, the midfielder said that although Porto had grabbed all three points, they still need to win their remaining matches to qualify for the next round, for which they will have to perform well once again.
"These are three important points, but they are not decisive since there is more still one more game to play. We must keep this attitude and play at this level, so that we can achieve our objective,” he said.
The former Sporting man also revealed that his team were only able to find the back of the net, as the opposition made costly mistakes and because of that they lost the match.
"As a practical matter, we took advantage of the mistakes our opponents and it allowed us to score two goals," Joao Moutinho was quoted as saying.
Needing to win their last match against Zenit St. Petersburg, the pressure will be on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 to perform and if they can churn out an excellent display, the reward will be a place in the UEFA Champions League knock-out stages.
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