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Cristiano Ronaldo is the target of criticism from newspapers, and Juventus director does not guarantee renewal. Pepe acknowledged that Porto needed to play a more physical game in view of the technical quality of the rival. But he reiterated: the Dragons successfully passed the group stage, did not lose to Manchester City and eliminated Cristiano Ronaldo’s team. It costs nothing to dream.
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– We are doing a very good Champions. The group phase was almost at the level of excellence. It is going game by game. It is having the humility to recognize when the opposing team is better in the game. We lowered the line, work as a team. It is very much the identity of what Porto is, a team with determination, passion. We players feel that. When it is like that, it is beautiful to see – evaluated.
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Porto lost 3-2 to Juventus, in overtime, and advanced from the stage by goals scored away from home. The team had won 2 to 1 in the first leg, in Portugal. The defeat was the first of the Dragons in the current edition of the Champions.
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