Porto coach promises aggressive football against ShakhtarNovember 23, 2011 - 10:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Coach Mircea Lucescu admitted his FC Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Porto expected much more from their Group G campaigns, with both sides' UEFA Champions League futures hanging by a thread as they meet in Ukraine. Shakhtar will definitely be out if they do not win and according to Porto coach Vítor Pereira, his third-placed side putting a weekend cup exit behind them, that makes the home side even more dangerous. “It's not correct to compare the game against Académica in the Portuguese Cup to a Champions League match, so I don't want to discuss that match any more. We should forget the defeat as soon as possible. This is a completely different level. We've come here well prepared with an excellent attitude. Right now we are in our best form. Porto need to win in Donetsk to open the door to the knockout stage,” Pereira said. “Which strategy we will use? We should play fast, aggressive football. At the same time we understand that Shakhtar will lose all chance of reaching the knockout stage if they don't win tomorrow. Our opponents will take risks. They'll do their best to achieve victory. That's why we should be very careful. I have faith in our team and in the talents of our players,” he said, UEFA.com reports. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |