Champions league: Hulk and Raul Meireles return against Arsenal
Hulk and Raul Meireles return to the squad for the game against Arsenal, announced today FC Porto's coach, J. Ferreira, in the press conference.
The coach also said this is a meeting "in which both teams want to win" and "a game that will be decided in a very tactical and mental field."
Then Jesualdo highlighted the Arsenal's "successes in the past" and stressed that it is a team with "a lot of ball possession and with players of" quality ".
He added: "It's a team that is now well after a break, but the FC Porto is also in a good moment."
The coach also considered that "this is a game that is a testament to FC Porto's quality, who will enter a decisive phase." "We really want to reach the quarter-finals," took over.
On the return of Hulk - after almost two months leave due to a preventive suspension - and Raul Meireles to the squad, explained that "can bring more experience and the routines of the past year and a half, that have enabled the team to reach the Champions League's heights like everyone knows".
"Physically Hulk is well and has done specific training but lacks him pace, despite a great desire to play," said J. Ferreira.
About Raul Meireles, said "he's okay now" and he expected to him "to emerge at a level that has not been this year."
The encounter between FC Porto and Arsenal, of first leg of eights-finals of Champions League, will be played tomorrow from 19.45-GTMT at the Dragon stadium in Porto, with the Swedish arbitration of Martin Hansson.
Online live transmission will be here available.
Squad:
Helton, Bruno Alves, Raul Meireles, Guarin, Belluschi, Beto, Miguel Lopes, Fucile, Rolando, Maicon, Álvaro Pereira, Fernando, Tomás Costa, Ruben Micael, Mariano, Varela, Hulk and Falcao.
The coach also said this is a meeting "in which both teams want to win" and "a game that will be decided in a very tactical and mental field."
Then Jesualdo highlighted the Arsenal's "successes in the past" and stressed that it is a team with "a lot of ball possession and with players of" quality ".
He added: "It's a team that is now well after a break, but the FC Porto is also in a good moment."
The coach also considered that "this is a game that is a testament to FC Porto's quality, who will enter a decisive phase." "We really want to reach the quarter-finals," took over.
On the return of Hulk - after almost two months leave due to a preventive suspension - and Raul Meireles to the squad, explained that "can bring more experience and the routines of the past year and a half, that have enabled the team to reach the Champions League's heights like everyone knows".
"Physically Hulk is well and has done specific training but lacks him pace, despite a great desire to play," said J. Ferreira.
About Raul Meireles, said "he's okay now" and he expected to him "to emerge at a level that has not been this year."
The encounter between FC Porto and Arsenal, of first leg of eights-finals of Champions League, will be played tomorrow from 19.45-GTMT at the Dragon stadium in Porto, with the Swedish arbitration of Martin Hansson.
Online live transmission will be here available.
Squad:
Helton, Bruno Alves, Raul Meireles, Guarin, Belluschi, Beto, Miguel Lopes, Fucile, Rolando, Maicon, Álvaro Pereira, Fernando, Tomás Costa, Ruben Micael, Mariano, Varela, Hulk and Falcao.
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