​The fullback talks to the media

Sporting Clube de Portugal will play this Thursday against Juventus FC in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League, and before the match at the Allianz Stadium, Ricardo Esgaio talked in the press conference.

“We know that we can fight against any team, but as the coach always says: We can win against any team and we can also lose to any team. We beat Arsenal, but that game is in the past. Now we are up against Juventus and we know their quality, but we also know ours and we know that if we can put our game into practice we can win", he stated.

"We have analysed their games well, we know what we can expect tomorrow and we will do our best to win", underlined the right back.

"As I say, we know their quality, but we have no fear. We know that Juventus have great players and are an excellent team, but we are focused on ourselves and our task".

Asked whether Sporting CP are also thinking about going on to win the Europa League, Esgaio commented that "We don't think any further ahead than the present. For now, tomorrow we have a game against Juventus and we want to win it".

"On a personal level, the amount of games in a row that I've played has given me confidence. In terms of the team’s defensive mistakes, we have done our analysis, we have seen what we have failed to do and we are trying to improve".