At the final whistle of the French Cup final against Reims (3-0), Nuno Mendes emphasized the importance of enjoying this new title, while keeping the last European meeting in mind. Lucid on the management of the match against Reims, the Portuguese side was calm and focused on the future objective:
“”It is one more trophy. We knew that today it was going to be a difficult match but we managed to make a quiet match, a match that we managed from start to finish. It is a match to prepare for the next Champions League match. We are good, we're going to rest well. The wait is a bit long. It lacks more than a week. We are going to rest to face the match in the best way. We train well but I'm happy to celebrate with the team and then rest»»
