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Chapter 59
The game against Panathinaikos has gradually lost suspense as Mourinho replaced Lin Yi. When Mourinho thought that the scene could not change much, it was basically a victory decided.

With 20 minutes left in the game, the Greeks finally mustered up the last courage to attack. The Uruguayan head coach with a sad face seemed to be expecting some miracle, but the fact let him down again. up.

The Porto team's overall defensive interception prevented the Greeks' offensive from forming enough threats, especially their practice of guarding the two sides prevented Panathinaikos' sideways from forming good enough passing opportunities.

Even if the ball was barely kicked, it failed to create enough threats. The gate guarded by Baia was not directly attacked. Didn't put the Porto team to the test.

The height of the Greeks still looked like a beacon on the court, but it was clear that on this night, there was something wrong with their power supply.

The long pass from the backcourt, the 45-degree pass from the wing, and the direct bottom pass from the two wingers, these attack methods that they are usually best at have lost their power, and the Porto team is even stingy with corner kicks. Very little is given to them.

The whole game was over in the second half with more than ten minutes left, and Panathinaikos only got two corner kicks, and then their unlucky free thrower failed to grasp these two rare opportunities.

One kick of the ball was too low, and Costinia directly cleared it at the front point. The other kick was too close to the goalkeeper. Baia's big hands firmly grasped the football. Those Panathinaikos team The big guys didn't even get a decent header chance.

Kong has height but no cross, no matter how strong he is, there is no chance to display it. These poor Panathinaikos forwards were starved to death in Porto's backcourt defense, which really made them die. of a game.

Maybe the poor Uruguayan coach of Panathinaikos should now consider whether he can stay here and coach, and he can even foresee that when he returns to Athens, he will be torn to pieces by those angry fans .

Or to be more tragic, the gods in Greek mythology would kill the plane they were on when he was about to return home.

The whole game only saw these big men running in vain on the field, but the ball at the opponent's feet was never under their control. Their strong bodies became the foil for perfect skills, and the impact play they relied on most became empty talk.

With no ball under his feet, can this offense be impacted?The only thing they can do is to use their strong body to foul, and then they are ravaged by the opponent with various free kicks. Even if they paid the price of 7 yellow cards, they couldn't stop anything.

The score is still embarrassing and 3:0. Whether these Greeks are willing or not, they must say goodbye to the UEFA Cup.

Deco also took over the offensive organization of the frontcourt after Lin Yi went off the field. His penetration and long shots continued to put pressure on the goalkeeper of the Panathinaikos team. Although the score of 3:0 never changed again, but The initiative is always on the side of the Porto team.

However, Mourinho walked up to the unlucky Uruguayan unkindly after the game, and he smiled at the other side in front of a group of reporters and said, "Now the game is completely over, for you. "

The poor Uruguayan was unable to fight back in the end, because Mourinho's counterattack not only made him powerless to resist, but he was also powerless to criticize. There was no way, who let the damn Portuguese win the final victory Woolen cloth.

Half an hour after the Porto team killed Panathinaikos, another Portuguese team also successfully broke through the blockade of the Malaga team, and the Boavista team also successfully entered the 4th round of the UEFA Cup. powerful.

The strategic abandonment of this civilian team has finally had a good effect. Their league ranking has slipped to a mid-range position, but they have found a breakthrough on the stage of the European war. success.

"Successfully Swim the Aegean Sea!"Porto and Boavista join hands to advance to the top 4 of the UEFA Cup! ", after Porto successfully killed the poor Panathinaikos team, such headlines appeared in the two largest sports newspapers in Portugal, "Record" and "Ball".

This is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for Portuguese football, which has been extremely weak in European competitions in recent years. It has grabbed two seats in the top four of the UEFA Cup. A moment to be proud of.

You must know that the last time a Portuguese club entered the final of the UEFA Cup, it was still in the 82-83 season, but the unlucky Benfica team had a big somersault on the Belgian Anderlecht team and was only one step away from winning the championship. .

Moreover, the UEFA Cup at that time was still a two-round home and away contest. After the UEFA Cup was restructured from the 97-98 season to a single game to determine the outcome, the Portuguese clubs have completely missed the final, but this time they may be able to look forward to advancing. The final scene.

The Celtics of Scotland, Lazio of Italy, plus Boavista and Porto, the top four seats in the UEFA Cup have been finalized, and now it depends on their draw. The most optimistic estimate of the media is that the two teams have no They were assigned together, but they each killed their opponents and joined forces for the final.

Of course, this is the most optimistic view of the Portuguese media. As for the outcome of the draw ceremony held at the UEFA headquarters in Switzerland, no one knows. God knows who the fatty UEFA will draw in front of Porto .

Although those media hope that the two Portuguese teams can finally meet in the final, these players in Porto do not want this to happen, especially the two teams of Celtic and Lazio are very strong, and they want to be in the semi-final Touch Boavista.

After all, they are also in the Portuguese league, and they are more familiar with this team. Compared with the powerful style of the Scots and the tight defense of the Italians, the Porto people want to make the game easier.

And it will be more beneficial for those two teams to have an early collision in the future finals. There must be someone who will suffer in the strong dialogue. Now the Porto players hope that this will happen.

However, Mourinho did not make such a plan when he was interviewed. When the reporter of "Record" asked who he wanted to meet first in the semi-finals, Mourinho's answer was very direct. Without hesitation, he immediately said the opponent's name, "Lazio."

"If I had a choice, I would like my opponent to be Lazio." Mourinho did not explain why to the reporter.

He just said this to his players, if Porto's goal is to reach the final and complete the task, then he hopes that the opponent in the semi-finals will be any team other than Lazio, if Porto's goal is to get The final champion, then the opponent he most wants to meet in the semi-finals is the Lazio team, and there is no other choice.

"Meeting the Italian in the final stage is the worst thing. Even if we lose a game in the semi-final, we still have a chance to come back, but there is only one game in the final. When the game can only be decided by one game At this time, it is best not to make trouble with the Italians."

This is what Mourinho said to his assistant coach Brito during a private chat. Mourinho was deeply touched by the Italian's strong nerves in the final. Compared with the free and accustomed Portuguese , they may not have the tenacity of these Italians at the decisive moment.

I don't know if God heard what this wretched man said. When the result of the draw was announced at the UEFA headquarters, all the Porto players could see clearly who the fat chairman was holding.

"Lazio..." As Mourinho wished, he finally picked his closest opponent, but these guys in the Porto team were a little sad, because the second round of the semi-final in Porto had to be played away. .

This is definitely good news for Lazio, but for Porto, this represents danger, because those Italians have home court advantage, especially facing a team with a sharp attack like Lazio, it will be even more dangerous .

"Uncle, next time there will be a lottery or something, you'd better find a piece of tape to stick your mouth on, you're even more like a crow than that old Pele!" Lin Yi's words expressed the heartfelt feelings of the entire Porto team.

But the unlucky person is definitely this black-haired kid. Mourinho ignored this little guy and just arranged for fitness coach Faria to run [-] meters on the training ground with Lin Yi's ears.

It's not a routine, it's just a punishment, why?Because this kid grabbed a free kick in the game, although that shot brought a 3:0 score change, Mourinho didn't want this kid to be too complacent, and any fool could see that he was not rushing. shot to go.

Temperament of a tyrant. . .While running on the training ground, Lin Yi continued to curse this unlucky uncle in his mind. In addition, he was still spurning the group of unscrupulous guys. At the critical moment, no one came forward to save him, alas. . .This is human nature.

In any case, the facts cannot be changed. The head-to-head confrontation between Porto and Lazio is coming. Who can break through the opponent's blockade and get the final ticket to Sevilla depends on these two rounds of competition.

Mourinho and his Porto team don't want to lose, and so do their opponents. A tit-for-tat confrontation is about to begin. . .

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