Diogo Costa on his penalty heroics dealing Portugal quarter final spot
01/07/2024
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Frankfurt Arena, Germany
01/07/2024
uefa24
Frankfurt Arena, Germany
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00:00Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the press conference of the player of the match,
00:22Mr Diogo Costa.
00:24We will take questions in English, Portuguese, German and Slovenian, which are the available
00:28translations.
00:29So, without any further ado, we can start with the first question over there.
00:58Hello, Diogo, PatrĂcia Taddei, live from Channel 11, first of all, I want to ask you
01:20if you think this was the best game of your life so far, and what did Ricardo tell you
01:25before hitting the penalties?
01:27I guess they didn't tell you to take off your gloves, but what did they tell you?
01:32Yes, maybe it was certainly the best game of my life, maybe the game that helped the
01:39team the most, and Ricardo and everyone on the team gave me a lot of good words, motivated
01:47me even more and I focused on helping them.
01:52Good evening, Diogo, here, on this side of your right side, here.
01:58Andrés from Jornal Record.
02:00First of all, of course, congratulations for tonight.
02:03I wanted to ask you now, going straight to the penalties, how was it to live, and I would
02:08like you to help me, because there are a few words missing to describe what we have just
02:12seen in Real Madrid.
02:13I wanted you to describe us and tell the story from the moment you realized you were going
02:18to have the penalties.
02:19On the side where Zeves was, Portugal, the first defense, the second, the third and then
02:24Bernardo.
02:25Close.
02:26Yes, this time I followed blindly my instinct, obviously we do analysis of the penalty
02:34hitters, but in the end the players change and that's it.
02:40I think I had to follow my instinct, I did what I felt and I'm very happy and obviously
02:47very excited to help the team so much, and that's what matters to me.
02:54Hi Diogo, Martin Rodgers, Fox Sports, congratulations.
02:58What does it do for the confidence of the team when they see Cristiano so emotional
03:03after missing the penalty and then have the bravery to come back, take the penalty in
03:07the shootout and score?
03:09How much of a lift did that give you and the rest of the players?
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05:14something that you were talented from your young age, or is it something you train on,
05:20or did you study the players of Slovenia?
05:22How did it go, and how did you manage to save three penalties in a row?
05:28Yes, obviously, as I said, there is always an analysis to be done, as I said, I followed
05:41my instinct blindly, and I focused on what was most important, trying to help the team,
05:47that was it.
05:48Very happy, very excited, I couldn't hold on, and there is an expression that always remains,
05:55which is work.
05:56Work is what is above all, and it always brings us a great reward.
06:01And last question, please.
06:03A question in English, please.
06:09Cristiano has been the saviour of Portugal many times.
06:15Today you were able to save him to a degree.
06:19How much does it mean for you to have been involved in an incident that means so much
06:26to him, because we could see the tears, we could see how frustrated and upset he was,
06:32and we could see his apology to your fans when he scored his penalty.
06:43Yes, as we know, Cris is a player, a very hard-working person.
06:49I understand his frustration because he dedicates a lot of time to himself.
06:54For us, he is an example.
06:56For me, it is a pleasure, an honour to be able to play with him.
07:01But we are here for the family, as Pep says, and that was it.
07:05We continue to believe in our work.
07:07I focused on taking the opportunities I had in order to help the team,
07:13and it is always the most important thing for me, and the work.
07:18Thank you very much.
07:19Thank you, Diogo.
07:24Your price.
07:27Winning is more important.