[Football] King Of Europe

When the team bus slowly carried the Porto players to Old Trafford, the oncoming one was the devil-like red.

"God, did the whole of Manchester come here?" McCarthy was speechless.

No wonder he said that, the team bus was completely blocked, and several minutes passed before crawling a little distance like a snail.

Looking around, there are crowds of people, and everywhere you can see is the color that represents Manchester United.A sea of ​​bright jerseys, flags and posters, all kinds of camouflage, all kinds of poster slogans, as well as excited and high-spirited Manchester United fans, they cursed, sneered and waved the flags in their hands.When the Porto bus finally moved to the designated location, the road ahead was almost invisible.

After getting off the bus, there were unkind looks from all directions.

The snare drum in my heart beat "dongdongdong" at the right time, and it became more and more intense in the heat of my breath.

They came to Manchester yesterday, but the feeling at that time was far worse than today.

This posture is like the whole of England—or at least the whole of Manchester, gathered here. The only strange color is their abrupt blue and white.

I originally said to relax, relax, and relax again, but under such a hostile gaze, I have not yet entered the Old Trafford stadium, and the psychological construction I made in advance has disappeared.

"Andre... how do I feel, the fans here are crazier than those in Porto?!"

"Normal...you know that England has always been rich in that stuff...football hooligans!"

After the shoddy, plastic, brightly colored long horn nearly hit him in the nose, Sebastian finally used his own experience to figure out the meaning of Deco's words.After being subdued by the security guards on both sides, the owner of the trumpet, the bald guy, was still waving the tools in his hand, trying to break free from the security guards and give him another blow.

"I think his hideous face will become my psychological shadow!" In the locker room, Sebastian muttered while changing his jersey.

"I want you to be their psychological shadow." Mourinho walked in and said, he made a beheading gesture and looked around.

The players all looked at him.

"...like, in Manchester, crush their hopes and send them home!"

In the player tunnel, Gary Neville and Jorge Costa stood at the forefront of the team respectively, and neither of them was obviously interested in talking to each other.

The captain is like this, let alone the players. Behind them, the players on both sides stand clearly, as if there is an invisible [-]th line in the middle.

Players from both sides entered the field.

After the passionate "sleague" resounded throughout the stadium, at 3:9 local time on March 19th, the game officially started!

When the fans' emotions were not fully excited, the first thing that swept their ears was the endless commentary on Sky TV: "Here is the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals at Old Trafford. In the game, the two sides were Manchester United and Porto. In the first leg of the match, Manchester United, who went to Portugal, was defeated 2:1. It is worth celebrating that they have an away goal, and now they are back at their home court, at Old Trafford De..."

The position of the commentator on Sky TV was undoubtedly biased towards Manchester United, and many Porto fans in front of the TV were so angry that they dropped the remote control board. They vowed to find out that hateful commentary-even if they didn't know what it was. who is it.

"Once Manchester United eliminates Porto in this game, they will reach the top 8 of the Champions League for a record 8 consecutive years. Before this game, their Champions League home has been unbeaten for 17 consecutive games. The last home loss dates back to three Lost to Deportivo a year ago, and Manchester United won 5 home games against Portuguese teams, scoring a total of 19 goals, including defeating Porto 5:2 and 4:0...and Porto was a guest in England 6 times before. All lost, 18 goals conceded in total."

"Tragic record." Porto assistant coach Boas murmured. He is in charge of technology and data collection. May that change happen today."

I don't know if there will be any changes. Anyway, the Porto players on the field are playing hard enough.

In a place like Old Trafford, playing aggressively from the beginning is not within their consideration. Mourinho set a defensive policy before the game.Porto played very carefully after the start of the game, trying their best to avoid conceding the ball at the beginning.

The pressure to play in this place - as great as the Englishman claimed before the game.Only about 3000 Ming blue and white fans came to the away game. In the Dream Theater with a capacity of 76212 people, they were washed away like fallen leaves on a stream. Neat and loud home song——

Here and Dragon Stadium - like hell and heaven, two extremes!

As soon as they looked up, they saw the fierce face of the opponent, and there were loud noises... If they hadn't taken a lot of psychological precautions before the game, maybe they would have messed up at the beginning.

They can only be thankful that the coach didn't arrange any too troublesome tasks in the first half-you must know that even defense is difficult now!

The Porto people chose a solid line of defense to stand firm at the beginning of the game, and this defense lasted for 20 minutes.From the beginning of the game, the situation on the field was almost red rushing towards the blue and white. The Manchester United players played aggressively and wildly!

However, the Porto players have firmly remembered the arrangement of the head coach before the game. Each of them stuck to their positions, as if they were tightly twisted into a rope, so that Manchester United played in the first 20 minutes of sports battle. , did not find a better chance to shoot.

The two sides were in the confrontation, and each took a yellow card.

Manchester United's first chance to shoot came in the 24th minute, because Van Nistelrooy broke into the penalty area due to a mistake in a return pass from Costinia. The two Porto defenders Ferreira and Costa pressed hard. Van Nistelrooy's waving force was too strong under the defender's back pursuit, and goalkeeper Baia took advantage of the situation to attack and hug the ball into his arms.

Vitor Baia threw the ball high, and then yelled at Costa, who was back from defense: "Can't you pay attention! Don't put that Dutchman in the penalty area!"

Costa shouted from the air: "We don't want to either!"

— but can't stop it!

Even the commentator of Sky TV can see this: "Porto's pressure is very high, don't doubt, their opponent is Manchester United, and the Red Devils have the ability to break through any opponent's city at home. Porto's defense in the first 20 minutes had to be Speaking of excellent, Manchester United hardly found a chance, but now, Manchester United's continuous offense has put them under great pressure, and Porto will not be able to hold on... Van Nistelrooy's dangerous situation in the Porto penalty area this time , is a good explanation."

"...He blew the horn for an all-out attack." The commentator murmured.

A prophecy.

In the 26th minute, Manchester United defender O'Shea broke through on the left, quickly stopped the ball and kicked back, and got rid of Ferreira, who was unstable.O'Shea kicked from the wing and passed the ball to the center, but was pushed out by Costa, who returned to the defense in time.

There were boos from the sidelines, and the nearby Manchester United fans booed wildly, rushing straight at Costa who had just returned to defense.

"Can't their fans be more qualified!" Faria complained to Mourinho, but he himself knew that this sentence would not receive any results.

Porto's assistant coach is worried, and now the situation on the court is almost one-sided.Without the coaches of both sides, even the most ordinary fan can see that if this continues, Porto's gate will be blasted open sooner or later.

After 6 minutes, it came to that point in time.

Still O'Shea!He still made a breakthrough on the left, made an emergency stop and kicked back-and used the same method to get rid of different defenders, this time it was Valente.When approaching the penalty area, the Manchester United defender did not choose to break through, but chose to pass the ball!The ball was obtained by Scholes, who had been cruising in the penalty area for a long time, and Ginger's head competed for the top 4 meters in front of the goal——

Baia has nothing to do, he can't save such a close header!

"Al! Manchester United scored, Scholes scored with a header in the 32nd minute, and Manchester United led 1:0!"

In an instant, the cheers sounded, and the cheers in the Old Trafford stadium were like a tsunami, and the whole stadium seemed to be shaking.Countless fans waved flags and posters in their hands, intertwined like a sea of ​​hell and devil fire, and reporters belonging to major media began to write articles one after another.

"Porto can't do anything, their defense is pierced by Manchester United... O'Shea's pass is exactly the same as it was 6 minutes ago, but both Porto defenders are recruited! Scholes seized the opportunity in front of the goal. Manchester United lead 1-0!"

"Maybe the last game was just because of the home court advantage. When they came to the territory of the Red Devils, the Portuguese had lost their resistance!"

The Porto players couldn't control the annoyance in their hearts, especially Valente, who was passed off, almost overflowed with self-blame. He covered his face with his palms, and Carvalho patted him on the shoulder silently. Show comfort.

However, misfortunes never come singly. Just 3 minutes after Manchester United scored, Porto captain Jorge Costa had a painful look on his face after a fight and had to go to the sidelines for treatment.

The referee Valentin Ivanov stopped the game.

"God... Can Costa continue the game!" Faria looked pale, watching the medical team rush past him, his body trembling.

Now Porto's defense is already in jeopardy, if Costa can't hold on anymore, it will be like a nightmare.

But the nightmare may be coming true.

The team doctor immediately notified Mourinho of the diagnosis - a strained thigh muscle.