<br><div> <p data-end="498" data-start="196">Portugal scored one of the biggest victories in its history in handball by beating Denmark 31-29, in Herning, in the third and final round of Group B of the European Championship, guaranteeing passage to the main round with a display of enormous personality against one of the big favorites for the title.</p> <p data-end="830" data-start="500">At the end of the meeting, national coach Paulo Jorge Pereira did not hide his emotion, but made it clear that the focus is already on what comes next.</p> <p data-end="830" data-start="500">«This victory will stay in my memory forever, but now there are more things we have to do. There's no point in being too happy when we have a game in 48 hours", he highlighted.</p> <p data-end="1263" data-start="832">The coach also highlighted the way the team fought and the collective response in an adverse environment, in front of around 15 thousand Danish fans.</p> <p data-end="1263" data-start="832">«It is very important for Portugal that we played this game like we did. The country has to be proud of the people who are representing the team here. I just helped them», he stated, also mentioning decisive individual performances, such as the entry of Pedro Tonicher and the performance of Rui Silva, in addition to the constant influence of the Costa brothers.</p> <p data-end="1263" data-start="832">«It was spectacular [a entrada do Pedro Tonicher]. He got in there at the moment and served two balls to Gidsel. It was a fantastic thing and now he will have opportunities more often. Philip [Monteiro] He was already in the squad, but today Rui played a 'joke' on Rui Silva and the Costa brothers on one side and the other are brutal," he said.</p> <p data-end="1701" data-start="1265">António Areia, one of the protagonists, especially in the last minutes, reinforced the idea of unity as the key to success.</p> <p data-end="1701" data-start="1265">«I may have scored important goals, but you need a group with a different unity than usual. It's a huge pride to be Portuguese and see the stands with national flags», he said, warning of the difficulties that lie ahead.</p> <p data-end="1701" data-start="1265">“It's a very tough main round coming up, with high-level teams, but I feel like we can play at their level,” he added.</p> <p data-end="2148" data-start="1703">Salvador Salvador also joined in on the ambitious speech, ensuring that this triumph only confirms the competitiveness of the team.</p> <p data-end="2148" data-start="1703">«We can compete against any team. If we are not focused, draws could happen like with North Macedonia, but today it was proven that we have quality", he said, confessing that he believed in the outcome.</p> <p data-end="2148" data-start="1703">«I said from the beginning that this 'smelt' the Portuguese victory over Danish lands», he concluded.</p> </div>