Intro:

Sporting Lisbon coach Marco Silva talks ahead of his side's visit to local rivals Benfica on Sunday (31st August) and looks ahead to the upcoming Champions League.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese) Marco Silva, Sporting coach(on Sunday's match at Benfica):

"It's an important match, a very difficult match but one we will face as any other: to win. The opponent is strong, and we will respect them as we would any opponent, but our goal is clearly to win, respecting our principles and also our identity, knowing they are a side who will make things difficult for us, but we will also create difficulties for them. I think the match will be very balanced, it will be a matter of who concentrates more and makes fewer mistakes. The small details will make the difference, and we will do everything to ensure that Sporting win."

SOUNDBITE: (Portuguese) Marco Silva, Sporting coach(on Sporting's Champions League draw in Group G against Chelsea, Schalke 04 and Maribor):

"All matches are there to be won and we will follow the same rule in the Champions (League). We know that our team is not very experienced at playing in the Champions League, I understand that people say that, it is a fact. But we have our weapons to use in every match and we will try and then we will analyse our performance. It would be fantastic for us to end (the group stage) in one of the two first places. We know it will be very difficult for us to achieve that against at least two very experienced sides in the Champions League, one of them Chelsea, but we will do our job. Now is not the moment to speak but we will play to win in all our matches and wear our shirts with pride."