Porto coach promises aggressive football against Shakhtar

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.