Midfielder

When the 22 players of Porto and Real Madrid filed out of the player tunnel, the Dragon Stadium was detonated by thunderous shouts for the first time.

Although this is the home of Porto, the appeal of the superstars of Real Madrid also made the whole stadium cheer for themselves.

Even when the commentator introduced the Real Madrid lineup, the boos that should have resounded inside and outside the stadium seemed much weaker. It seems that these superstars of Real Madrid are very popular no matter where they are, except in Catalonia, of course.

Even Da Costa, who was sitting on the rostrum watching the game, had to admit that this luxurious team that makes people drool has a unique charm. It can easily capture the fans of the other side. Even in away games, they are not booed too often.

Don't worry about the final win or loss of the game. The arrival of these guys alone has sold out the tickets of the Dragon Stadium in advance, and this is when the Porto club increased the ticket price by 30%. This may be the appeal that superstars can bring.

However, Porto was not left out. When the commentator began to introduce the lineup of Porto, they still received a lot of applause.

Baia, Ferreira, Carvalho, Emmanuel who replaced Jorge Costa, Costinha, Maniche, Bosingwa, Lin Yi, plus Dallei and McCarthy on the forward line, Mourinho has already emptied all his assets.

This is the strongest lineup he can arrange now, and there is no so-called bench depth on the bench of Porto. After losing several main players in succession, Porto is not having a good time. Fighting on two fronts is also a heavy burden for them.

But such a lineup is still a little shabby compared to those Spaniards. Casillas, Salgado, Pavón, Raul Bravo, Carlos, Guti, Elguera, Figo, Zidane, Solari, Ronaldo, just look at these names to know the difference.

Looking at the bench of Real Madrid, there are guys like Beckham and Raul squatting. Maybe Mourinho feels a little jealous now.

He may be jealous of guys like Queiroz. Why can he have so many players to use and be so extravagant as to exile Morientes? They are both Portuguese and are both head coaches. Why is the gap between them so big?

The atmosphere before the game was actually quite friendly. Although the atmosphere on the scene was hot, there was no deliberate hostility. Even the boos were not as noisy as usual. Star players like Figo who came out of Portugal even hugged his old friend Baia in the national team before the kick-off.

The gimmick of "Iberian Derby" that was hyped before the game did not seem to make the game have a strong smell of gunpowder before it started.

But when the two teams were ready to kill their opponents, all the friendship would be thrown behind their backs. There was only a life-and-death battle on the court.

Football matches are not about how many superstars your team has. Even if you have the world footballer standing all over the field, you still have to rely on your feet to win the opponent in this game. At least Lin Yi doesn't regard the 11 guys standing opposite him as idols that he needs to worship.

And he did so. The Porto team, which got the right to kick off, was ready to attack from the moment the game whistle sounded.

McCarthy's first kick was given directly to Lin Yi, and the kid took the initiative to rush towards the opponent. Lin Yi wanted to let these guys know whose home court this was. A realistic fake move allowed Lin Yi to successfully get rid of Solari's entanglement.

But just as Lin Yi got rid of Solari's pull, before he could get the football under his feet, a foot had blocked his attempt to move forward. An accurate steal directly intercepted Lin Yi with the ball. That move was so clean that people couldn't find any faults.

I don't know when that ghostly foot stretched out, and Lin Yi didn't even notice that there was someone behind Solari.

Moreover, this sudden interception not only cut off the ball, but also Lin Yi was knocked down on the grass by this force because he rushed too hard.

When Lin Yi spit out the grass in his mouth and looked back, a guy with a shiny head under the light was moving away from him. The big No. 5 on the back of the Real Madrid jersey left him a deep impression. Lin Yi finally knew who the guy who stopped him was.

Zidane, the most spiritual guy in Real Madrid, taught Lin Yi a profound lesson in this direct confrontation.

Not only did he accurately destroy Lin Yi's plan to attack forward, but his ground pass after the interception directly passed Costinha's defense zone. Ronaldo, who received the ball at the edge of the penalty area, made an extremely hidden push shot, which almost went into the goal.

However, this shot that was close to the goal post still made Baia's nerves tense, and he didn't even make any save reaction to this shot.

The lightning-fast counterattack and the cooperation between Zidane and Ronaldo let the Porto people see what precision is. It also made all the Porto players realize what kind of guys they are facing. As long as they are given half a meter of space, they can do anything.

The first shot less than 15 seconds after the start of the game has already demonstrated the terrifying power of Real Madrid, and Lin Yi also felt the power of the Frenchman on the field.

From shaking off Solari to being intercepted by Zidane and counterattacked, Lin Yi almost never noticed when the guy came up, especially the opponent's hound-like sense of smell, as if he had predicted his plan in advance. This keen reaction made people feel a little terrified.

Don't forget, that guy is not a professional defensive player. It was his sensitivity to danger that took the initiative to block Lin Yi's attack.

One interception and one pass, the Frenchman who has won all the honors, taught Lin Yi a lesson with the most authentic teaching materials, and this is just the beginning of everything.

How strong is the offensive ability of Real Madrid? The tens of thousands of fans watching the game in the Dragon Stadium definitely have the most intuitive feeling.

The continuous tide of attack from the Spaniard's feet has been violently hitting the defensive dam erected by the Porto team, fiercely and powerfully.

Gorgeous, elegant, and extremely deadly, this feeling of letting the tide of attack penetrate the heart, continuously created a lot of pressure on the Porto players. They could only desperately clear the ball from the edge of the penalty area, just to get a short breath.

Less than ten minutes after the start, Real Madrid's offensive banner had already entered Porto's half. Those superstars worth tens of millions used sharp attacks again and again to tear Porto's defense line. In these ten minutes, Baia has saved four consecutive shots.

The defense line without Jorge Costa seemed very fragile under the impact of Ronaldo and Figo. The opponent's shaking and swiping often flashed a channel that could directly attack the goal. Emmanuel, who came on as a substitute, became Ronaldo's most frequently attacked soft spot.

When Porto was ready to hit the opponent's soft spot with a heavy punch, the Spaniards had already started in advance, and their combination punches were so fierce that Porto almost felt a little breathless, and every punch was very deadly.

If it weren't for Baia's timely save, the opponent might have already broken through Porto's goal. In particular, Ronaldo's two volleys made the fans in the Dragon Stadium sweat. The ghostly figure of the alien has become a nightmare for Porto's defenders.

This is not the worst thing. If it was just Ronaldo wreaking havoc in the front of the penalty area, it would be fine. The problem is that Real Madrid is now mobilizing the entire team, including Zidane, Carlos and even Salgado, who have begun to frequently approach Porto's penalty area, and the attack is launched from any point.

Among them, Carlos' heavy shot at the edge of the penalty area was the most frightening. He almost copied the goal he scored against Marseille in the last game. If it weren't for Carvalho's desperate blocking, perhaps the Brazilian's terrifying shot would have penetrated Baia's ten fingers.

But poor Carvalho was also suffocated by this heavy shot for a long time. Real Madrid's three-dimensional attack continued to besiege Porto's goal.

It's not that Porto's defenders didn't think about pushing these guys away from the danger zone, but the opponents' talented performances always made them lose sight of one thing while focusing on another.

Perhaps Porto has never encountered opponents with more technical advantages than themselves in the Portuguese Super League or the League Cup, so their offense can often appear very sharp, and they can even completely control the situation on the field and form a continuous offensive.

But today is different. Their opponent is the one who has the technical advantage. Porto's strengths even look a bit clumsy in the eyes of the opponent.

Costinha may be the first time that he has been restrained so miserably in the position of defensive midfielder. Zidane, who is in front of him, gets rid of Costinha's entanglement again and again, or passes the ball, or attacks the goal. Porto's midfield is almost in a defenseless state, at the mercy of others.

Perhaps only the wing guarded by Maniche and Bosingwa has not been completely torn apart by the opponent, but the situation is not optimistic. Porto's retreat has allowed Guti to press forward unscrupulously in the middle, which has made Porto's defense look shaky and may collapse at any time.

Mourinho originally intended to attack against attack, but there was no room for him to play. The nobles from Spain completely suppressed Porto with their gorgeous footwork. Now even McCarthy and Dallei have been dragged to the vicinity of the midfield by the opponent's back line.

Real Madrid played their gorgeous football in this way with a fierce attack. Although Porto did not want to defend, the opponent's endless offensive forced them to run all over the field in vain, but the control of the football did not belong to them.

Even such a dead defense could not bring them any security. Amid the screams of tens of thousands of fans at the scene, the Frenchman shone again, and Zidane's bald head became the focus of the Dragon Stadium again, while Lin Yi beside him seemed a little dim at this moment.

When the first half of the game reached the 17th minute, Real Madrid intercepted Costinha's long pass in the midfield. Zidane had shaken off Lin Yi's entanglement with a coherent action at the moment of stopping the ball. His one stop and one dunk gave him enough space.

After avoiding Lin Yi's entanglement, Zidane made an accurate through ball through the sideline defended by Ferreira. A dwarf who ran like a donkey rushed along the sideline like a madman. The donkey-like speed shook off everyone's interception and rushed into the Porto team's penalty area.

"Stop him!!!" Baia's roar made Carvalho rush to Carlos again, hoping to stop the Brazilian in the same way.

But this time Carvalho miscalculated. The Brazilian donkey did not choose to shoot directly after cutting inside, but used his thick calves to make a low cross that brushed the grass horizontally, but the speed was no different from a full-strength shot.

Carvalho's interception failed. Emmanuel behind him tried to shovel the ball out of bounds first, but there was a guy in front of the goal who was faster than him.

The only thing Emmanuel could see before the tackle was a white figure running away from him, and his own foot could not reach the ball. The white figure poked the ball at a very fast speed, and the net behind Baia began to shake.

"The ball is in!!! Great Ronaldo! He always touches the ball one step faster than others, and aliens have arrived at the Dragon Stadium!" Although the commentator of the Spanish TV station did not let his voice resound throughout the Dragon Stadium, his excited voice had been transmitted back to Spain.

Now there was only Emmanuel lying on his back in front of the goal of the Porto team, covering his face with both hands, Baia who raised his hand but didn't know how to put it down, Carvalho who was staring at the scene not far away, and the alien who had already run wildly after the goal.

Silence, the entire Dragon Stadium fell into silence at this moment. Although there were some fans from Spain cheering there, more Porto fans could only choose silence helplessly. Real Madrid scored a goal in the simplest way.

1:0, Ronaldo's bald head also began to flash on the big screen, and Real Madrid successfully flooded Porto's dam with the tide of attack.

Lin Yi, who was standing in the midfield with his hands on his waist and watching this scene, did not show as much despair as his teammates around him. He just spat hard on the grass.

But no one saw that this kid had already gritted his teeth hard. . .

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