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Porter reacts to Athletic Club defeat

Max Porter believes there are plenty of positives to take from our opening UEFA Youth League contest, despite our under-19s falling to a late 3-1 defeat against Athletic Club.

Brando Bailey-Joseph brought us back on terms just 17 seconds into the second half, but we couldn't hold out for a point as Manex Lozano and Elijah Gift struck late to give the hosts all three points.

Despite the late heartbreak, Max, our under-21s head coach, believes we can build on the performance ahead of our next match in the competition against Olympiacos on October 1.

He said: "There are a lot of amazing positives.