Porto defender Pepe believes they can beat Liverpool in Tuesday evenings Champions League quarterfinal first leg clash at Anfield (9pm).
The 36-year-old has already won the Champions League three times with Real Madrid and believes his Porto team has what it takes to go all the way this year.
Pepe, who will miss the clash due to suspension, says: “I have already won the Champions League three times and this season it’s going to be four, God willing!
“We know we have a very difficult task against a strong team who play in the style of their coach. But we have to be ourselves, we have to be the same team we have been in this Champions League campaign, a cohesive team that fights for everything, looking for a positive result, looking to score goals - being ourselves.
“We have to respect Liverpool, who are a great team, but we are going to do our job.”
One man Porto will have to watch carefully in this encounter is Liverpool hitman Sadio Mane, who scored a hattrick against the Portuguese outfit when the two sides met in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie last season.
ONE TO WATCH: Liverpool goal poacher Sadio Mane. Photo: Andy Rain/EPA.
The Reds went on to win that match 5-0.
Of bagging a hattrick in that encounter, Mane says: “It was a great moment and one of my greatest nights as a footballer.
“Playing in the Champions League is an outstanding feeling; playing a part in it and having the opportunity to score a hattrick, therefore, meant a lot to me and I truly was delighted.
“Happy for the team too, as we ended up winning the game.
“The third one was my favourite, obviously. We played as a team and we were strong on every level, both offensively and defensively.”
Of Tuesday’s match, Mane adds: “We have good memories of beating [Porto] by a large margin. “That was last year. They will be more motivated. That’s normal.
“One of the greatest mistakes we could make would be to rely on what happened last year.
“Last year is in the past, so we will try to forget that. They will really want to win. They have an objective just like we do. Let the best team win.”