"It's an immensely difficult game. I think we're going to play against the best team in Europe. Besides the individual talent, they have a collective aspect that's out of the ordinary, which makes it difficult. Their game is very mobile. They're a great team and have a great coach. We're going to do our best to compete and try to win, that's the objective, despite the difficulty of the task. We're going to do our utmost to honor Sporting,"
"We have absences, we have to compensate for them. But we're not going to deviate from our game plan. At times we'll be in a low block, we have to be aware of that. Even Arsenal spent half the game in a medium/low block and scored two goals on the counter-attack. That's football, and we have to be able to respect who's on the other side. These games make us better."
Rui Borges describes the match against Bayern Munich as immensely difficult, calling Bayern the best team in Europe with extraordinary collective quality and mobility. Borges emphasizes commitment to compete, honor Sporting and attempt to win despite the challenge. He states that Sporting will stick to its game plan, accept periods in a low block, and exploit counter-attacking chances when possible. Several key players are unavailable or doubtful: Trincão and Pote are unavailable, Quenda will miss several games, and Inácio, Geny and Vagiannidis are doubtful. Borges recalls drawing in Dortmund with many B-team players and insists the squad will be competitive with those available.
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