In the third game, the first win. On Thursday, FC Porto won their first the Europa League by beating Hoffenheim, 2-0, at Estádio do Dragão. After the match, Nico González acknowledged that “the first half was a bit painful”, but, in the second, the blue and whites were “better” and reached a “very important” victory. “It was very important not to concede goals. In Europe, if you don't concede, it's halfway to winning”, the Spanish midfielder added.

A resume of the game
“The truth is that the first half was a bit painful and they had more than one occasion to score, but, in the second, we were better, we attacked better. In the end, it was what gave us the goals and the victory, which was very important.”

The strength of German teams
“It was a very demanding game, but we already knew that the German teams are very physical, they have a lot of power. They took a lot from us and had a lot of ball, but I think we did very well defensively. Iván Jaime's role today was similar to mine in other games.”

The importance of keeping the clean sheet
“It was very important not to concede goals. In Europe, if you don't concede, it's halfway to winning.”

The well-deserved victory
“We were missing this victory for some time. We deserved to have more than one point after the first two games.”