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Still dissatisfied with the advance to the UEFA League final, B seat: "Maybe the referee does not understand the rules of the game"

3:04pm, 5 June 2025【Football】

After Portugal defeated Germany 2-1, the Manchester City star highly praised the Portuguese national team's performance in an interview with Canal 11 and questioned some of the penalty in the game.

About this match and victory:

"It was a very difficult game, facing a strong team, and they were fighting at home. There will definitely be additional pressure to participate in the semi-finals held at the opponent's home court, but we have proved ourselves in Porto before. We know that the German team will attack with all their might and try to control the rhythm from the beginning, but we played very well. Although not all links are perfect - after all, it is not easy to be perfect for such an opponent - but our performance shows great fighting spirit, and we are for ourselves I feel very happy to enter the finals. "

Talk about Joao Neves' guest appearance as a right-back:

"Joao understands the game very well. He can play almost any position, whether it is the right back, the 8th position in the midfield, or even the forward. As long as he has a clear understanding of the game, he can play anywhere. This Portuguese team has players who play in the world's top leagues, and even the coach adjusts one or two positions, the overall strength will not decline. Whether it is Jimenez (Cico), Vitinia or Jota's performance in ball control, and the energy displayed by Semedo, we played very well throughout the game, everyone Very happy too. "

Respond to the outside world's attention to Portugal:

"From a historical perspective, we are one of the best teams in football, and have achieved many successes in the past few years. Today, we defeated a strong and in good shape in Germany away, which gives us more reason to be proud. Now we are standing in front of the national league finals."

If the final is against France or Spain:

"That will be two very strong teams with top players. No matter who faces, the game will be extremely difficult."

Criticized the referee in an interview with RTP:

"This victory is very important. We know that it will be an extremely difficult game, especially the opponent is a team with strong strength, and they are playing at their home court again. We also expected that they would show a strong desire to attack and abundant physical fitness from the beginning. There was indeed a problem with our last pass in the first half. We conceded a goal at the beginning of the second half, but before that, the opponent was obviously in an offside position. Maybe the referee didn't really understand the rules of the game...but the team showed great courage and strong will, and finally completed the reversal."