"We will be up against the group favourites on Thursday"

Marco Caneira: "Sporting are a very strong and good club, so I think that they are the total favourites in the group. I began my playing career at that club, and I still have lots of friends working at the club to this day. As to what feeling I will have inside me going in to the match? I would honestly say this will be just another match among the many. I have previously faced Sporting when I was a player at Benfica, in the Portuguese championship. Therefore Thursday's match will not be my first game against my earlier club. I very much hope that there will be a full house at the Sostoi, and that there will also be a great atmosphere, where we will achieve a good result.