Malaga and Porto will contest the second leg of the 2013 Champions League Round of 16 on Wednesday afternoon.
Porto won the first leg 1-0 courtesy of a goal from João Moutinho. The team must shut down Malaga 0-0 or win the second leg in order to advance to the quarter finals.
"It will be a good quality match, both teams will go to win, and both have a lot of quality. It will be an interesting match and the atmosphere will be great," said Porto coach Vitor Pereira during a press conference. "Experience does not guarantee we will win, what really is important is the quality and the way we are able to play. I believe in our work, individually and as a group. We know what we can achieve but we know that they will want to score early."
He also noted that the team will not sit on its 1-0 aggregate advantage. "We do not play to defend scores, we are competitive, and they are going to risk things. We like to play attacking football, we are ambitious and we will play as we always play," he added. "We know what we have to do to get to our goal and pass through to the next stage. We like to play in great atmospheres and we will experience another one at La Rosaleda."
He also noted that his competition is a quality team. "Málaga is a great team who have good players with a lot of individual talent," said Pereira. "These games are not the same as league games, and Malaga proved their quality at the Dragao.
Malaga will be the more attacked minded side as it needs a goal to level the aggregate and two to qualify. "We're going to have to squeeze the best we have and give everything to reach the quarterfinals,'' said Malaga captain Sergio "Duda'' Barbosa.
Predictions: Malaga wins 2-1.
Start Time: 3:45 PM EST
TV: MSG Plus
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