The 2016 champions progressed as Group F winners but were shocked by debutants Georgia on Wednesday in a 2-0 defeat, while also only scraping a late 2-1 win against the Czech Republic in their opening match.“I don’t know if you’ve had the chance to look at the statistics from the group stage—Portugal are one of the best teams in terms of statistics,” Pepe told reporters on Friday.
Pepe became the oldest ever player to feature at the competition against the Czechs, at 41 years old, a record he extended in the 3-0 win over Turkey, Portugal’s best display in Germany.He made his Euros debut in 2008 and is playing at his fifth edition of the competition, which he won with Portugal eight years ago.
“He’s the player with the most minutes in our team, at 39 years old. He’s doing very well, he’ll do very well for this final stage of the European Championship and I hope and I’m sure that he will give us a lot of joy.” The defender, who was rested in the Georgia defeat, said he takes frequent ice baths and is always looking to undergo recovery treatments.
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