Paulinho spoke, this Sunday, with eleven sportsAnd a preview of the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League was conducted. The Sporting striker took a preference for Manchester City, but did not hide the ambition of the Lions.
“When the draw was made, I thought about what all Sporting fans think, that we have the strongest team, or one of the strongest in the world. But then the thinking turned to the fact that if we want to be the best, we have to play against the best and that is where the We have to finish the game in it. We are Sporting a great team. It makes sense that Manchester City are a candidate to win this competition because they have the best players in every position, but we must have ambition, boldness and respect for ourselves and the club to fight for victory,” he reciprocated, leaving praise. As for Ruben Dias, a national center and fellow national team player: “Robin is in the top eleven in the world, he is a great player, he has developed in a fantastic way. I think it will be one of the pillars of European football for many years to come.”
Finally, Paulinho also spoke about the start of Sporting’s European journey, with a heavy defeat against Ajax (1-5).
“Honestly, despite this result, it was a match where we were able to understand where we went wrong and that is important. At the end of that match we thought, and even after the defeat in Dortmund, we knew it was difficult, but we succeeded. The result was that despite our weight We had positive things in us,” he concluded.