FC Porto said goodbye to the Champions League in a penalty shootout, but Sérgio Conceição has no doubt that the blue and whites were better than Arsenal in both legs of the round: “It was inglorious to miss the quarter finals this way, because we were better in everything in both matches”. For the blue and white coach, "there is a mix of pride and disappointment and frustration", especially because the players "fulfilled the strategy perfectly". "We gave a great image of what FC Porto and Portuguese football are", Sérgio Conceição added.

The match analysis
“It was inglorious to miss the quarter finals this way, because we were better in everything in both matches. The game should have ended with a tie in the 90 minutes, but we went to extra time and had one or two situations to score. Arsenal scored 13 goals in the last three matches, they are at the top of the Premier League table and have fantastic individual values, but we have managed to counter their strengths with great team work and organisation. If we had been more accurate in a few moments, we would have decided the game in regular time. There is a mix of pride and disappointment and frustration, as I felt we could go far in this Champions League.”

A great FC Porto in London
"We knew the pressure Arsenal was going to put on and that the result was in our favour. Strategically, we had more direct plays in the first 20/25 minutes as we already knew they were going to come in strong. The players fulfilled the strategy perfectly. At this level, a detail, a defensive mistake or an individual mistake can mean a goal to the opponent. We had situations where we could have been more accurate, but congratulations to the players as they did a fantastic job. We showed we are a great team. In both games, we were the team that deserved to qualify. We lost as a team, but we gave a great image of what FC Porto and Portuguese football are.”

The best fans in the world
“I want to leave a word to our fans, who have shown here what a great club we are, a historic club in the best club competition in the world.”

The rude Mikel Arteta
“During the game he insulted my family. I told him that the person he insulted is no longer among us and that he should worry about training his team more and better, as he has a lot of individual quality to do it.”