The Portuguese sits down with AS for his first full interview since joining Atlético Madrid for a club record €126 million and after his dream start against Real Madrid.
You showed of your ability on Friday against Real Madrid. It was your first derby, even though it was a friendly, but everything went wonderful...
It was a dream debut, really good, and I was really happy. It was my first derby and to do what I did isn't easy. I am happy with that adnd it ended better than I hoped. I never imagined it like that but I'm happy that we won. But it was a preseason game and it serves as work for the team.
Many consider LaLiga important to win. To go shoulder to shoulder with Real Madrid and Barcelona...
That too, obviously, LaLiga is important and will fight to achieve that but that Champions League is another thing.
Atlético have the Champions League as a goal, a trophy that resists them. This past year, they had hopes of winning it, playing the final in their stadium, but it couldn't be. How do you see the fight for this trophy?
The Champions League has been my dream since I was a kid and we will try to fight for it. It would be incredible to win it with Atlético.