As we’ve been covering over the past few days, the Portuguese press has a big number of stories ahead of the Europa League clash between Porto and Rangers.
Steven Gerrard and Alfredo Morelos have been getting the most attention, and now it’s time for them to look at the club as a whole.
Newspaper A Bola, for example, brings a story about the rivalry between Rangers and Celtic, reporting fans have different opinions on religion and Brexit. There’s also a lot about Glasgow’s culture.
The cold weather is a topic today as well. O Jogo says it shouldn’t be a problem, since fifty thousand Rangers fans should make Ibrox a warm place.
O Jogo also brings an interview with Pedro Mendes. They’ve managed to travel to Scotland with him, and took a few quotes about the game.
“The club invited me, but a Scottish television channel called me to comment on the game as well, I added the useful to the nice,” Pedro Mendes told O Jogo.“European nights are really spectacular there and FC Porto can expect a crowd to push Rangers for the 90 minutes, but it’ll be exciting because everyone likes these environments.
“Porto can count on high intensity during the 90 minutes, they will never give a ball up as a lost. It’ll be a very lively game with few stops. FC Porto will have to push the rhythm that suits them, which sometimes isn’t easy. For your benefit you will need to set a pace of restraint, keep the ball and calm the game in many moments.”
