FUTEBOL CLUBE DO PORTO - FUTEBOL, SAD
This Sunday, FC Porto beat Vitória de Guimarães 1-0 at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, increasing the streak of undefeated matches in the league to 57, the new national record. After a difficult matchday 29, Sérgio Conceição stated that nothing is won yet and there is still a lot to play for: "We are happy with our path so far, but it is not over yet and the hardest part is still to come, the final stretch. The true champions are those who continue to work and remain focused on the best moments. You can see that every day in training. We have won nothing".
The resume of the match
"I have to praise, right at the start of the match, Pepê's opportunity, among others, where we could have done better. We are a very consistent team in the defence and very dangerous in the offence. Two competitive teams played here and we knew the quality Vitória de Guimarães has, as well as the setting we were going to find. The context was difficult, but we fully deserved to win. We created several clear chances in the first-half and it was the same in the second. If we'd been more effective, that final push from Vitória de Guimarães wouldn't have happened. I don't remember any real opportunity they had, which says a lot about our defensive organisation. All the players fulfilled their role."
The return to Guimarães
"It's always a pleasure to return to this stadium and it always brings back beautiful memories. If you like football, you like this kind of atmosphere."
Six points ahead with five matchdays to go
"I'm always alert and cautious. It's at times like this that teams get distracted and bad things happen. We have to be cautious and remain alert and we will prepare for the next match well, playing at home. We are very focused and very concentrated on doing our best. We have five finals ahead of us and nothing is decided yet. We are happy for our path so far, but it's not over yet and the hardest part is still to come, the final stretch. The true champions are those who continue to work and remain focused on the best moments. You can see that every day in training. We have won nothing."
The undefeated streak
"It's worth what it's worth. If we don't get titles at the end of the season, I can't see the fans celebrating Sérgio Conceição's record at Avenida dos Aliados. They want to celebrate titles, just as I do. I hope this record allows us to get two trophies, which we eagerly want. I'm not made of stone and I understand these are interesting numbers that come from the work of a lot of people. We are a very competitive and very capable team. It was thanks to the team's good performance that we managed to get out of the restrictions of the financial fair-play."
Pepe praised FC Porto's performance as a team after the victory in Guimarães (1-0)
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