Last season was quite a surreal one for Sporting Clube de Portugal. The Portuguese club, for their first season in the Machineseeker EHF Champions League since 2019/20, took everyone by storm and reached the quarter-finals. But while the surprise effect played to its maximum, things have evolved. Opponents have started studying the Portuguese players, maybe they now feel the need to deliver and to confirm? Francisco 'Kiko' Costa speaks ahead of the Match of the Week in round 5 on Thursday (at 20:45 CEST, live on EHFTV) against One Veszprém HC.