Vítor Bruno puts his foot down: “We are not favorites for anything”

FC Porto plays Hoffenheim this Thursday for the 3rd round of the Europa League

Vítor Bruno previewed FC Porto ‘s home game against Hoffenheim on Wednesday , for the 3rd round of the Europa League , and once again rejected any and all favouritism, not only for this match, but also for the entire season.

«I have already spoken about the subject of favouritism and I will not do it again. Regarding favouritism for this game, we are not favourites for anything, we are candidates to attack the game with commitment, dedication and a real desire to win. We cannot go by the current position of our opponents in the Bundesliga, that is all very relative. We have to look at our opponents with the right eyes», determined the coach, before explaining the game he expects from the German team.

«Hoffenheim is a very direct team, strong in transitions, we want to take the ball away from an opponent who doesn’t feel comfortable when running after it. Then we have to try to take the game in the direction we have built and avoid mistakes that we sometimes make as coaches, and I am one of them and I think it is something that many coaches do, which is to look too much at the strategic plan and neglect a lot of what is ours», explained Vítor Bruno.