Sérgio Conceição stated that the team had to capitalize on the victory over Benfica (5-0) and the players didn’t let him down, as FC Porto beat Portimonense 3-0 away, in matchday 25 of the League. After a game with "very successful moments", especially with the ball, the blue and white coach Dragons praised the work and the attitude of the players, which were "tireless and fantastic". The fans who travelled to the south of the country were also “very important” in getting three more points.

The importance of the Blue Sea
“It was a competent game from us. First, I have to give a word to the fans, as they travelled over 500 kilometres to be here, under this weather, which is not easy at all. Congratulations to them, as they were very important in this victory.”

A good game
“In the preview of the game, I said that it wasn’t easy to understand what Portimonense could bring to the game. In that sense, it was not an easy game, but we looked a lot at what we had to do in the game. We had very successful moments, especially with the ball. In our defensive balance, we could and should have done better in a few moments, but it was a good game within the important evolution of the team. These are three points in the 30 we have left to win.”

Work and attitude
“The focus is now Arsenal, but the first step to winning is to respect the opponent and know the difficulties we will face. It's a fair win, we scored three goals and missed a few more. The important thing is the work and attitude, and in this the players were tireless and fantastic.”

Nico González's first goal
“I could talk about Nico and all the other players. For me, it’s easy to talk about the starting team, but it is better to talk about the players who went in during the game. There is always someone who, through daily work, can go in. This healthy competition we have in the group helps the players evolve, in addition to accepting the message in the daily work.”

Arsenal is coming again
“Soon I will start looking at footages of Arsenal. It will be an extremely difficult game for us and we always have to give a good response as a team.”