After a defeat to Porto in the Champions League, Pioli and his team have small chances of qualifying to the next stage of the Champions League competition has become very difficult and complicated.
The Italian tactician, however, does still have hope and wants to see his side perform well in the next Champions League game anyway. He wants to see more effort on the pitch.
As reported by Corriere della Sera in today's edition, the Champions League is not over yet and Pioli believes in his team's chances. The club looks at Atalanta who had 1 point after 4 games in their group before, then qualified with 7 points. It will still be tough, though.
Pioli also reiterated this to his players in the locker room and insisted that more hard work should be put in as he said after the loss: "In the Champions League we need to do more."