Porto v Chelsea: Pepe - is Portuguese defender's reputation an unfair one? By Marcus AlvesBBC Sport 7 April 20217 April 2021.From the section European Football Pepe, right, rejoined Porto from Besiktas in 2019 and has led them to the Champions League quarter-finals Of all the things that have been said about Pepe over his long, successful and controversial career, "he's the sweetest person in the world" is one of the less expected. During a decade at Real Madrid, the 38-year-old Portuguese became as renowned for a perceived lack of sportsmanship as he did for being one of Europe's elite defenders. But those who know him best paint a different picture of one of the modern game's most divisive characters, a player who is enjoying an impressive swansong with Porto, helping them to the Champions League quarter-finals, where they will face Chelsea on Wednesday.