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'Result is a lie; Manchester City did not deserve to win,' says Porto's Vitor Pereira
The Portuguese coach says that his team were in the driving seat for most of the game and that the Citizens did not even deserve to come out on top
Feb 23, 2012 4:57:00 AM
By Luis Mira
Vitor Pereira (Porto)
Porto coach Vitor Pereira says that his side's 4-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Europa League was an unfair result.
The Portuguese champions have been denied the chance to defend their title in the competition after a 6-1 aggregate defeat against City following Thursday's loss at the Etihad.
"I saw a Porto team with great quality," he told Sporttv. "Until it was it 2-0, Porto were in control.
"City, on the other hand, were trying to attack on the break, taking advantages of our mistakes.
"We played well, we had chances to score and we clearly deserved to make it 1-1, because we were the only side looking for the goal.
"The result is a lie. They scored four goals in a game in which we really felt we were close to scoring.
"After [Nicolas] Otamendi's injury and Rolando's sending off, we were no longer organised, they took advantage of it and scored two more goals.
"They thrashed us in a game which they not even deserved to win."
Porto will now turn their focus to the Portuguese Liga, in which they are two points behind Benfica in second, with a decisive match at the Estadio da Luz taking place next week.
"The league is still open and we will fight for that, with the support of our fans," Pereira added.
"I regret that we are out of the Europa League, but we said goodbye while playing quality football.
"The result does not reflect what happened on the pitch, even though we played against a dangerous team, who take advantage of the situations they create."
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The Portuguese champions have been denied the chance to defend their title in the competition after a 6-1 aggregate defeat against City following Thursday's loss at the Etihad.
"I saw a Porto team with great quality," he told Sporttv. "Until it was it 2-0, Porto were in control.
"City, on the other hand, were trying to attack on the break, taking advantages of our mistakes.
"We played well, we had chances to score and we clearly deserved to make it 1-1, because we were the only side looking for the goal.
"The result is a lie. They scored four goals in a game in which we really felt we were close to scoring.
"After [Nicolas] Otamendi's injury and Rolando's sending off, we were no longer organised, they took advantage of it and scored two more goals.
"They thrashed us in a game which they not even deserved to win."
Porto will now turn their focus to the Portuguese Liga, in which they are two points behind Benfica in second, with a decisive match at the Estadio da Luz taking place next week.
"The league is still open and we will fight for that, with the support of our fans," Pereira added.
"I regret that we are out of the Europa League, but we said goodbye while playing quality football.
"The result does not reflect what happened on the pitch, even though we played against a dangerous team, who take advantage of the situations they create."
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