Lisbon, 5 September (EFE). Portuguese midfielder Vitinha was ‘grateful’ today for the difficult moments his team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) endured, because they are what ‘allow us to grow’.
Vitinha, 23, told a press conference that last season, his first at the Parque de los Principes, was like a “big year” in which he was able to “grow a lot”.
“It was a year of great growth when I played for a club outside my country, for a club as big as PSG, with great teammates and an incredible history,” the Portuguese player said at a press conference at the Ciudad complex. . Fútbol de Oeiras, on the outskirts of Lisbon, where he concentrates for the Portuguese national team.
Vitinha was hailed as champion of France alongside the Parisians, but the campaign was marred by a Champions League round of 16 elimination against Bayern Munich, his main goal, which added to the dissatisfaction of fans with some of his great stars, such as Brazilian Neymar Jr. now in Saudi Arabia.
During this period, “we had everything. We also had difficult moments that allowed us to grow. But now I am grateful to them, because I am ready for what will happen next. Having such a level of training at such a young age, “age is only good for me,” she explained.
Vitinha matched up with Argentine Lionel Messi at PSG and his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo at the national team and assured that he felt “privileged” to be able to share a dressing room with “two other players”.
Messi and Cristiano are “two aliens,” he stressed.
“Someday I will tell my grandchildren that I was able to play with both of them and that I learned a lot from one and the other.”
Next Friday, Portugal will face Slovakia in Bratislava in qualifying for the 2024 European Championship in Germany, which the Portuguese midfielder described as “the biggest challenge so far”, which “will require maximum attention, dedication and quality”.
Kinas are in the lead in Group J, while Slovakia is in second place.
Portugal’s calendar also includes a match against third-placed Luxembourg next Monday in Faro (South of Portugal).
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