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Chapter 110 The Madrid Covenant

When Lin Yi's somewhat arrogant idea was relayed to Mourinho by Brito, Brito couldn't even see any surprised expression on his partner's face, as if Mourinho didn't Unexpectedly, Lin Yi would say that.

"When Porto won the European Cup for the first time in 1987, no one thought they were going to win it before the game, and we are the same now, don't forget, a few weeks ago, even the Portuguese thought we were out of luck. Can't make it to the knockout rounds, but now?"

"Real Madrid will be a chaser behind us. Why can't a bigger miracle happen? Football is like this. You can't predict its laws. Even strong teams will stumble, and weak teams will overthrow strong teams. Besides, we are not weak, are we?"

"Don't deny what others have said, because you and I don't know what will happen in the future." Mourinho's answer made Brito do not know how to answer, maybe he can only say in his heart, this pair of master and apprentice Just two lunatics, because they dared to do the most daring delusion.

Anyway, Brito understands now that these two guys are like this, if there is a chance to win, they will not give up, champion?As long as there is a chance, they won't mind doing something. Even if the opponent is the Brazilian team, they will probably bite off two bites of flesh.

There are only two guys like this who can imbue the Porto team with the toughest temperament. Think about it a season ago, the team's players didn't change much, but whether it's league results or European results, they have already changed In this way, this may be a kind of magic.

Sometimes what a team needs most is that its leader has a strong personality. Lin Yi and Mourinho are undoubtedly people with strong personalities. Brito doesn't know what will happen in the future, but with these two When this guy is around, he will feel a kind of peace of mind.

Let them go, these two crazy guys will definitely cause more trouble for those opponents, Porto is undoubtedly lucky to have them.

After Brito left, Mourinho looked at the schedule of the European Champions Cup. With the pen in his hand, he subconsciously clicked on the final day, May 2004, 5, Germany, Gelsenkirchen proudly went to the Schalke Stadium, where there was a date about the Champions League final.

"The German stadium? Maybe that's a good sign." Mourinho said to himself. The last time the Porto team lifted the Champions League was at the Prater Stadium in Vienna, Austria, and this time it was at its neighbor. Germany, maybe something will happen that will surprise everyone.

Lin Yi and Da Costa's weird smile when they talked is the same as Mourinho's current meditation, making it impossible to guess their real thoughts.

"Final? Champion? That kid's fantasies, why is he so similar to me? Strange." Mourinho packed up his things and left the office, leaving only the schedule, but he probably didn't notice it himself. The final day on May 5 has already been marked by him.

However, before Mourinho and Lin Yi fantasized about the final final, they had to settle their own group stage. Those unwilling Frenchmen were still hoping for a miracle. All the fantasies of promotion were strangled in the cradle.

With a league record of 11 victories, the Porto team once again embarked on the Champions League group stage. On November 26th, the Porto team, which had ravaged enough in the Portuguese Super League, finally played against their giant dragon. The stadium ushered in the visit of Partizan Belgrade.

The last experience in the vegetable field in Belgrade still fresh in their memories, but this time the damn turf will not bother them.

The away draw against Partizan made them almost lose the chance to qualify for the group stage, and now the Porto people will rely on winning this game to kill the hope of the French.

Costinha, Jorge Costa, Dalray, the absolute main players of these teams have all returned from injury after a few weeks of rest. The strong Porto team has sharpened their knives and is waiting to win Partizan Belgrade These people in the team are trying their knives.

However, Mourinho did not follow the 4-5-1 formation of the previous two games against Marseille. Due to Deco's accumulative yellow card suspension, he left Lin Yi alone in the midfielder position and asked him to organize Porto's offense, while McCarthy and Dalley appeared together in the forward line.

It is still the iron triangle in the frontcourt, but now it is replaced by two sharp knives and a little guy who stabs people from the back row at any time, but Mourinho believes that this will not weaken the Porto team's offense Wei Li, the flexible transposition between the three-person team will definitely find a chance to score.

"Find more loopholes in the two ribs, and use the simplest pass to directly cut through the opponent's defense." This is the task Mourinho gave Lin Yi.

The position of the team's defensive midfielder has also changed from Maniche to Costinha with more comprehensive skills. The fierce Maniche has also returned to the left, and Bosingwa, who is both offensive and defensive, replaced Alenichev on the right. Avant-garde, Mourinho has also made appropriate adjustments on the back line.

In the case that the group qualifying situation is very good, Mourinho is also allowing the Porto team to carry out a reasonable rotation system. Only by maintaining the state of the players and not letting them get too tired in the intensive game can the Porto team be successful. The capital that went to war on the three fronts at the same time.

A win for Porto will guarantee them an early qualification, while Partizan are still looking for their first Champions League victory, and while Partizan can draw against mighty Real Madrid away, that doesn't mean they can do it at the Estadio del Dragon The same thing.

On their own home court, the Porto team will not play cautiously. Their offense after the opening is extremely fierce. They were pinned down at half court and couldn't even lift their heads.

After the opening 15 minutes, the Serbian's goal was defeated by the crazy offensive of the Porto, and Matthaus also fell silent on the visiting team's bench.

At that time, Lin Yi quickly passed the ball to his left in the middle, and Valente, who lapped the edge and bottomed at high speed, made a pass from the left. South African Diamond McCarthy volleyed with his left foot directly from the edge of the small penalty area. He made a sideways save, but he couldn't stop Dalley from another follow-up shot in the penalty area.

Dalley, who is like a ghost in the penalty area, made another contribution. His goal made the Dragon Stadium boil, and the excitement of the players and the wild cheers of the audience completely blended together.

The clean and agile offensive routine, from Lin Yi's scoring to the football entering the net, all the process was as smooth as flowing water, without any pause.

The Serbian's attempt to use physical confrontation to stifle the Porto's offense was completely choked to death. This is not Madrid. The Porto people don't pay attention to elegance. They pay more attention to effectiveness, the most sharp attack!
There is no need for too much ball control and dribbling. Lin Yi never procrastinates when it is time to play the ball. He controls the rhythm of the court in the most concise way.

1:0, after 15 minutes of the game, the Porto team has been completely taken over. They organized the attack calmly, wearing down the patience of the Serbs a little bit. At the end of the first half, the Porto team was already in possession It reached 70% of the horror.

A state of complete siege, but the Porto team is not onslaught all the time, they are luring the opponent to stick up, only then there is a suitable space for them to exploit, especially Lin Yi, always able to use his eyes To sense the gaps in the opponent's defense.

"Oh, my God, look at what our stadium elves have done! Lin Yi gave us a perfect performance on the baseline just now, and he even passed two opponents along the baseline by continuously piercing his crotch! It's a pity Dalley didn't get the football in, the guy should be ashamed."

"Once again! Lin Yi continued to pull the ball near the penalty area. He was also double-teamed by two opponents and failed to steal. Foul! Those Serbians can only use fouls to deal with him now. The referee should be here. It's time to protect the players, the opponent is simply too barbaric!"

Such words came from the mouth of the on-site commentator again and again. He was not exaggerating. Lin Yi, who was running on the field at the moment, became the opponent who caused them the most headaches in the eyes of the Serbs. In the first half, they were on this little guy. Paid the price of 3 yellow cards.

But Mateus' roar and the defenders' fierce steals failed to prevent Lin Yi from looking for opportunities in the hinterland of the Belgrade Partizans again and again.

Passing, passing, and dribbling cold shots while driving the ball, Lin Yi showed everyone his comprehensiveness when he singled out the Porto team's offensive banner.

"Lock the qualifying spot, and then go to the away game to find trouble for the Spaniard! Entering the second round, I want to let the team go further!" Lin Yi only has such a simple idea in his mind now, sometimes the simpler people The scarier it is, because they are persistent and frightening.

Therefore, Lin Yi didn't have any scruples when attacking. He only thought about how to get rid of the opponent's entanglement. Even the opponent's defender's flying shovel with spikes could not stop him from advancing. The ball was born at his feet.

Strong combing ability, this is the first feeling of Mateus sitting on the coaching bench. Last time his team was equalized by this kid before the end in a vegetable field. Many people think it was just luck. At the critical moment, he stood on the side of the Porto team.

But now Mateus, who was once extremely sharp on the court, knows very well that the kid is definitely not lucky, it is a kind of sensitivity to offense, he can catch fleeting opportunities, if he appeared earlier in the game, maybe The Guerrillas couldn't score a single point.

Now Lin Yi's performance on the court has also proved this point. Although the score is still 1:0, the Serbs have lost the chance to win the game. They even only got one shot in the first half. The powerlessness from the bottom of their hearts made them choose to give up.

Mourinho's request is not to give the opponent any chance to control the ball on the field, nor to allow the opponent to have a coherent counterattack route. The overall formation of the Porto team is extremely rigorous, like a perfectly fitted machine, which is not at all Leave any room open to your opponent.

In front of Mateus, the Porto people used the coldness and mechanicalness of the Germans to make the Belgrade partisans start to despair. Look at the expressions of those Serbs when they walked off the field during the intermission. There is no vitality whatsoever.

If the guerrillas drew Real Madrid with courage and fighting, then now they are completely defeated by more fierce fighting and attacking.

"Dragon! Dragon! Porto! Take off! Knockout!" Such shouts floated inside and outside the stadium, this is the night of the Porto team.

2:0, 6 minutes after the opening of the second half, McCarthy received Lin Yi's through ball from outside the penalty area and entered the penalty area. Facing Petic's attack, South African Diamond chose the safest rubbing shot. At that time, the heads of those Serbs all lowered.

The remaining 40 minutes of the game had become meaningless, and the Porto team, which was in complete control of the situation, did not leave any chance for the opponent to comeback.

And the guys from the Belgrade Guerrillas also lost their offensive momentum. Although they had four shots in the second half, they were all outrageous long-range shots that were around 30 meters away. threaten.

When the whistle sounded for the end of the game, Lin Yi had already taken off his jersey and ran to the edge of the stand where the most loyal fans were, and threw the jersey up vigorously, while he himself was in the slightly cold wind With his upper body on, he kept waving his hands wildly towards all the fans.

"Great Porto! We can now say loudly to the Champions League! Here we go again! We want to go further in the knockout round!"

With Lin Yi's swinging hands and Porto players running wildly, the on-site commentary also loudly incited the atmosphere on the court. This was a night that was enough to make the Porto people proud. They were unbeaten in five games in the group stage, with three wins and two draws. The Porto team has broken out of the group stage one round ahead of schedule.

They are no longer the big team that needs to look at others to consider entering the next round. Now they are in charge of the world of Group F!
The little guy with the dark hair led the cheers and applause, knockout, knockout!Lin Yi also yelled loudly.

For him, this is the first time he has entered the second round of the European Champions Cup. Now he is not satisfied with just rushing here. He needs more victories, more cheers, and the collective worship of 6 people. This feeling!Really cool!

At the end of the 90-minute game, Mourinho walked quickly to Matthaus's side and offered his hand, but it all seemed more like a consolation.

Although Mateus was a leader when he played football, now he can only watch Mourinho lead the Porto team over him, and the Portuguese who was unknown when he played football is now An absolute winner, and not just for Partizan Belgrade.

The other game played at the same time as the Porto team was also decided. This time Zidane returned to Marseille to receive no applause. The Marseille team completely let go for their chance of qualifying. A desperate confrontation unfolded at the Velodrome Stadium.

Originally, this game had a special meaning for Zidane. He has participated in 89 European games here, surpassing Didier Deschamps' record for French players. But what awaited him this night was only fierce tackles and intense physical confrontation.

Real Madrid did not dare to slack off at this time. They threw all their main players on the field without any reservations.

But they didn't take any advantage in the first 25 minutes of the game. Marseille even far surpassed them in the number of shots and threatening attacks. It's just that Drogba's two wonderful balls were ruthlessly blocked by his teammates. squandered.

Real Madrid will always rely on the emergence of a savior to get out of the predicament. In Porto, Zidane played this role, while at the Velodrome Stadium, Beckham successfully took over the starring position.

He stood in front of the football in the 35th minute. At that time, Zidane got rid of the opponent's mark on the left and made a low pass to the middle. Ronaldo was brought down by Christan Val. Real Madrid got a very good angle more than 20 meters in front of the goal. direct free kick chance.

Beckham and Carlos stood in front of the ball at the same time. Carlos used a long run-up to play a realistic screen. Beckham kicked a full moon with his golden right foot in front of the opponent's jumping wall. With a knife, the football accurately bypassed the edge of the human wall and went straight into the upper right corner.

But Real Madrid's lead did not last long. Their very "competitive" defense made a disastrous mistake just 5 minutes after the goal. There was a roof fall in the small penalty area.

Mido almost hit the football less than two meters in front of the goal, which made Casillas helpless. After all, he is not a real god.

When the TV camera caught Queiroz's face, everyone could see the livid from above. The Portuguese could no longer tolerate his defense line. Apart from being able to kick away the water bottle on the sidelines, I can no longer vent my anger.

The team's assistant coach swore that at that moment, he definitely heard a series of cursing from the mouth of the always good-tempered head coach.

"Damn header defense! A bunch of idiots! A bunch of guys with high salaries doing idiots!" Perhaps this was the first time that Queiroz actually showed his anger instead of standing on the stage like a puppet. Bian looked at everything blankly.

However, those Real Madrid superstars did not let Queiroz suffer another fatal blow after all. In the 70th minute of the second half, the alien Ronaldo performed a standard outer space performance. Into the Marseilles goal.

Zidane, who contributed assists, did not participate in the celebration of his teammates. He just silently looked at the familiar stadium and fans, and lowered his head.

2:1, Real Madrid also scored the expected three points, but they still have to catch up behind Porto, unless they can defend the honor of the traditional giants at home, but now no one dares to say that It must be fine.

See you at the Bernabeu on December 12. . .This was the only sentence Lin Yi said when he was interviewed after the game.

In addition to a game, it seems that there is a very formal invitation. . .

(After next Tuesday, more updates will start. The family members will finally be discharged from the hospital. I let out a sigh of relief. I hope that every reader’s elders can spend every day safely in this bad weather. Family harmony, everything is going well, nothing I am the happiest when I am not ill. In addition, I celebrate that my AC Milan defeated Chievo 3:1, and all 4 goals were scored by AC Milan. What an amazing fact... Tragic Ibrahimovic, you are so immortal Kick a paw in your own door!)
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