Inter midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is ready to dream of a place in the Champions League final after the team have gotten as far as the quarterfinals of the competition.
Speaking to Italian broadcaster Sky Sport Italia after the Nerazzurri’s goalless draw against Porto, via FCInterNews, the 34-year-old didn’t demure at the possibility of a deep run in Europe’s top competition for he and his teammates.
Inter have officially booked their place in the last eight of the Champions League.
It’s certainly not something that came easy, not just in view of a gritty two-legged tie against Porto won by a solitary goal at the San Siro, but also considering that the Nerazzurri had to get out of a “group of death” containing the likes of Bayern Munich and Barcelona.
Having now gotten this far, then, Mkhitaryan is willing to consider the possibility of going a lot further.
“We can always dream, we want to do the best we possibly can,” the former Roma and Arsenal midfielder said when asked about the possibility of a deep run or even reaching the final.
“It’s a great opportunity, Inter have not reached the quarterfinals for a while.”
“We have two very tough matches ahead of us, but we have to keep our heads in it and we’ll do everything to keep going,” Mkhitaryan added.
The Armenian stated of this evening’s match against Porto that “We knew it would be very tough, I want to congratulate my teammates because we fought hard.”
“We had to fight for it right until the end, we knew that this would be a big match but we always try to do our best in these matches.”
“Then again, we also have to beat the teams that we’re expected to, and we hope that this result gives us a boost in the coming matches,” Mkhitaryan said.
