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Young Boys
15/02/202417:45
Sporting CP

Raphael Wicky

Manager on Young Boys
Meeting Highlights

…FANS

It's up to us that the spark spreads to the fans straight away. We want to have another nice night.

…OPPONENT

A very technically adept team that has a lot of self-confidence is waiting for them. No wonder: Sporting leads the Portuguese league in points lost ahead of city rivals Benfica.

Ruben Amorim

Manager on Sporting CP
Meeting Highlights

…OPPONENT

It's going to be a very pressing team. When I saw the game against City, it was City who obliged. There is an identity in this Young Boys team, which is very pressing. They played 4x4x2, they sold a player and a striker who had a great influence on the team. The team had to balance the team with other nuances and started to play 4x3x3. They are a dangerous team, which has not lost at home in the championship for three years. They have an average of 3 goals at home and we expect a difficult team.

…INJURY UPDATE

Nel has to do with our way of working and we have Paulinho injured. Every time Nel was called up he demonstrated capacity and quality and above all a lot of humility. Upon learning of Paulinho's relapse, we brought in another player and gave the following our project. If he has to come in, he will come in. He doesn't let a ball go unnoticed, he has scored a lot of goals in team B and has adapted well there, growing within the difficulties. For me, this capacity for resilience is very important. He will go to the bench and feel what it's like to play for the first team.

Raphael Wicky

Young Boys

Ruben Amorim

Sporting CP
Meeting Highlights

…FANS

It's up to us that the spark spreads to the fans straight away. We want to have another nice night.

…OPPONENT

A very technically adept team that has a lot of self-confidence is waiting for them. No wonder: Sporting leads the Portuguese league in points lost ahead of city rivals Benfica.