Luis Suárez’s injury threw Matheus Cunha into the game earlier than expected. An opportunity for the Brazilian to help Atlético de Madrid move forward in the Champions League, after an authentic “battle”.
«We came to face FC Porto, in Portugal, in the group of death. We already expected a battle. That’s what we saw, against a great team, where we studied a lot and we knew the quality they had. We didn’t have to play, we had to win», said the striker.
The expulsions were moments of the “war” that took place at Estádio do Dragão. “It didn’t look like football. The most important thing was to get back into the game and balance ourselves», he stressed.
“After we were left with a player less, and you can imagine how difficult that is, we tried to stay focused as much as possible to make up for that absence. So, we were all ready to run and fight some more. When there is an opponent’s foul, we try to make the most of it so that it means a yellow card or even equals the number of players on the field. Now, we never thought of expelling anyone», replied Matheus Cunha, about an alleged strategy to also leave FC Porto reduced to 10 elements – which was confirmed, with Wendell receiving the red card.
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