João Simões, a Sporting player, reacted to the Leonina win (0-2) against Lens, the Sport TV microphones, after the final whistle of the match counting for the second round of the Champions League's single league phase.
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13/10/2026
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Match analysis: “It was a good game, we made an exhibition in a very difficult field, in a stadium with incredible atmosphere. We saw an opponent with an intense posture from man to man. And we did very well.”
Return to ownership: “I did what the steward asked of me. They do the analysis, give us the chat made and then depending on the game other problems always appear. But it all went well, it went well for me and that shot went well.”
Perfect plan?: “It was not perfection, we always have to evolve. In this game we knew how to suffer a lot but we played an excellent game. It was not a perfect plan but it was very good.”
Champions Accounts: “We don’t know if a clearance is possible yet. Now we'll have LASK Linz the other week, we'll rest and get ready. It will be more of a Champions game, a Champions team, we realize the difficulty we will have.”