Stephan El Shaarawy: “It’s a pleasure to have Dybala here.” | OneFootball

Roma attacker Stephan El Shaarawy spoke to Sky Sport shortly after the team beat Porto 3-2 to advance to the Europa League round of 16.

“We deserve to go through,” he said at full-time. “We had a great reaction after the goal and we managed to turn the game around. We are happy with this qualification.”

“Living nights like this gives you the confidence to do something important. The fans are an extra strength, they always support us.”

“Since Mourinho’s arrival I have changed my way of playing, I am better defensively. I have adapted in recent years but I have done this role with great dedication.”

“I want to help the team in the defensive phase, there is no problem even though the scoring numbers have decreased.”

“We have a lot of room for growth. The initial change of coach didn’t help because we thought we could get out of that situation. Ranieri took away the tension and brought a sense of calm. In Europe we can make a great run for it because we have quality players. This is the goal, we care a lot about Europe.”

“Dybala? You only realise how strong he is when you train with him and in training he does even more magic. He is a great player who decides games for us, it is a pleasure to have him in the team.”