Its ambitions in Europe
“Porto have never won or scored here? I respect every opponent but I just hope that the statistics remain the same on Thursday evening (laughs). We will have to be solid for that. We are ambitious and go as far as possible. I want to win the Europa League, like all the teams. It’s always our mentality: to go as high as possible. It’s perhaps unrealistic, but we’re close to the top 8 in the competition. and go get as many points as possible. has a chance to do it against Porto.”
The crisis that Porto is experiencing
“Porto is a big club in Europe and in Portugal. It is 2nd in the championship but has just lost and been out of the cup so it’s in crisis. As it would be in Anderlecht. That’s the characteristic of big clubs. But I’m sure they know how to handle that. I’m expecting a team that’s hungry and wants to show off. They’re going to play dominant football and try to push us into our corner.
Diawara back in the group
“He is under contract here. He is reintegrating (Editor’s note: he was training separately) into the training core and is selectable. But I won’t give a gift. We don’t get our chance, we take it in training or in a match.”
Should Dolberg play or not?
“I make choices based on form, flow, physical parameters. There are a lot of matches that follow one another. We have to find the balance. Kasper is in a good period and wants to play everything. I have to manage that at best.”
