Willing to surprise

Ricardo Sa Pinto, the coach of CF Os Belenenses appeared on the pre-match press conference where he answered all the questions asked by the media representatives. See below what the leader of the Portuguese team said ahead of the Thursday clash.

About Lech...

Lech is a recognized team that is capable of advancing to the next stage of Europa League. We have to respect the players from Poznan because they are the current Champions of Poland and they have recently won the Polish Supercup. I am sure that our rival's aim will be to dominate the play and since the opening minutes they will attack with the goal to score.

Lech changes the formation often because they can play either in 1-2-3-4, or 4-4-2 system. They tend to stretch the play for Thomalla and Hamalainen. Sometimes Lukasz Tralka, the capitain takes part in deep offensive actions. In reality the whole team presents great quality. For us the fact that Lech is not doing well in the league doesn't change anything. Tomorrow things might look totally different. I saw Lech's match with Videoton and I know that the team from Poznan performed really well in that game.

About the team's success

It is a unique moment for us. We haven't been this far in the competition since 2007 and I know that the players will be motivated to perform as good as possible when they will play in Poznan. It's a great adventure for us and we want to get the most out of it, so we will attempt to surprise people and advance to the next round.

About Belenenses

We have to be well organized, and we need to show our determination and aggressiveness. That may be the key to winning.