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After Gao Xiaodong's goal, there were only seven or eight minutes left. Manchester United, who was pushed to the edge of the cliff again, launched a wave of fierce attacks, trying to equalize the score in the first half, but Porto defended strictly and kept the score at 1:1. By the end of the first half of the game.

Back in the locker room, Diogo, the manager of the Porto club, came, and he brought the highest instructions from the chairman Da Costa.

We played very well in the first half. We played very close against a team like Manchester United. It is an honor to draw the score, but the second half will be more difficult. Manchester United will never accept such a result. The chairman hopes that you will play at the same level. The spirit of Old Trafford, strive to reach the semi-finals.

Our Porto is pragmatic. The chairman said, to enter the semi-finals, the main players will be 100,000 euros each, and the substitutes will be 50,000 euros each. As for other benefits, I don't need to talk about them. Eliminating Manchester United will make you famous all over the world. It’s skyrocketing, boys, work hard, the chairman is watching you from the VIP box, a bright future is waiting for you.”

Ferreira did not welcome Diogo to the locker room, but he could not stop him. After Diogo left, Ferreira said: We all know that this half of the game is very important, but let's not get too excited, and don't get too excited. Nervous, we must be calm, too excited and nervous is not good for the game, our main task in the second half is to defend, strictly guard against death, Xiaodong, in the second half you should focus more on defense, but you can't give up on offense, there is no counterattack, There was no way we could stop the onslaught of Manchester United.

Gao Xiaodong nodded and said, Don't worry, coach, we won't attack in the second half, but Manchester United don't want to attack properly either.

Ferreira said to Rodriguez and Hulk: Manchester United's ability to penetrate the center is average. They mainly attack from the wing and shoot the goal in front of the midfield. You should focus on defense in the second half, entangle Rooney, Ronaldo and Giggs.

Rodriguez and Hulk nodded heavily, they knew the importance of this game.

In the end, Ferreira said to Alves, Mereles, Helton, and Fucilai: Whether you can hold it or not, only God knows. Whether you concede the ball or not, you four, as veteran players, you must hold on.

At the end of the intermission, when the players came out, Ferreira stopped Alves again and said: Alfonso, except for the champion five years ago, we have not reached the semi-finals for 15 years. The game will be very tense and fierce. The teammates, including Gao Xiaodong, are still young and may not be able to control their emotions. As the captain of Porto, you must not only play the mainstay role in defense, but also in spirit. to the role of a leader.”

Alves has always felt that everyone from the club chairman to the coach praises Gao Xiaodong to the sky. Although he is 28 years old and has no intention of competing with Gao Xiaodong, he is always unhappy. Ferreira's words of reassurance warm his heart. .

yes,

Coach, if you don't tell me, I will never forget my responsibility.

Well, let's go, we won't have any regrets if we make it to the semi-finals.

Ferreira patted Alves on the shoulder heavily and gave him a hug.

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The second half went into the fast lane from the first minute.

The backward Red Devils Manchester United no longer had any scruples, the three lines pressed up, and the two wings flew together, launching a fierce impact on Porto's penalty area.

The main point of attack is still the right side of the world footballer Ronaldo.

In the first minute of the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo attracted the flanking attacks of Hisokoho and Rodriguez, passed the ball to O'Shea, and O'Shea went down to complete the cross.

O'Shea's cross was of high quality, but Porto's defense was very tight. Two central defenders, two defensive midfielders and Gao Xiaodong retreated. Five people with two layers of defense blocked Giggs, Anderson and Cary. Ke's forward drive, Alves pushed the ball out of the penalty area.

Manchester United watched Ronaldo's side attack successfully, grabbed the ball from the siege, and continued to play Ronaldo's side.

Ronaldo also wanted to attract the defense and pass the ball to O'Shea. This time Porto was not fooled. Hisokoho stared at Ronaldo. Rodriguez followed O'Shea and scooped O'Shea's ball out of the sideline.

O'Shea sent the ball out of bounds, Gao Xiaodong had already supported to the wing, and Ronaldo had to pass the ball back to O'Shea under the pincer attack of Gao Xiaodong and Rodriguez.

Gao Xiaodong quickly pressed O'Shea, O'Shea did not dare to be careless, and quickly passed the ball back to the midfielder Carrick to reorganize the attack.

Carrick saw Porto's defense on the right was very tight and immediately played the ball to the left, allowing Rooney, Giggs and Evra to break through from the left.

Porto's right is a bit weaker. Fucilet's body is not as strong as the left-back Hisokho. He is at a disadvantage against Rooney. Although Hulk is strong, he is not a defensive player. He can only play a supporting role when he comes back, mainly in the center. Meireles and Fuxilai who assisted in defense.

Rooney, Evra and Giggs have been working together for a long time, and the tacit understanding is very good. After the three played a series of passes and cuts on the wing, Evra dodged Fucilet's cross and swept the ball towards the goal. .

Alves in the middle stared at Berbatov, and Anderson, who was going forward, was squeezed by Gao Xiaodong and couldn't touch the ball. Fernando followed Carrick, but Rolando made a clearance and almost hit the ball into himself. door.

Manchester United flicked from left to right, left and right, and occasionally Anderson and Giggs dribbled the ball to break through from the middle.

The success rate of Manchester United's passing is not very high, but they are very active in fighting after losing the ball, not to mention Rooney, who has always been active, including World Footballer Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs, who is almost forty, and the lazy and handsome Gobert Batov was actively pressing in the frontcourt, making it difficult for Porto to counterattack quickly.

Once Manchester United's defense is in place, Porto dare not invest too much troops, so they can only be beaten passively.

The Porto fans in the stands were so nervous that they could hardly breathe. The cheers disappeared, and many fans even forgot to applaud. The Dragon Stadium, which has always been so powerful, became very quiet in the second half, and the two main players on the sidelines could even be heard. Shouts from Coach Ferreira and Ferguson.

The on-site commentator is very dissatisfied with Porto's current situation. Defensive counterattack is not passive. Being beaten by Manchester United like this, Real Madrid and Barcelona can't guarantee that they will not lose the ball. Porto must attack and expand the defense, otherwise it will die.

CCTV commentator He Hui also said: This will definitely not work. A defense without a counterattack will definitely not be able to last for 45 minutes.

It's not that Porto doesn't want to counterattack, but that their formation is too flat, there is no room for passing the ball, and it is easy to fall into chaos, and then they are intercepted by Manchester United, launching a second wave and a third wave of attack.

At this time, Ferreira made a decisive decision to let Sapruna play to replace Fucilai and carry the strong Rooney.

Although Sapruna is too tall and has full turning speed, Porto is now pressed within his own 30-meter area, and Manchester United has no room for offense. Sapruna's disadvantages cannot be seen, but he is strong and defensive The advantage of having a wide area and assisting in defending high-altitude balls is obvious.

With Sapruna, Manchester United's attack on the left is obviously not so fierce, and Manchester United's two wings quickly became Ronaldo, who is mainly attacking the right.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most difficult player for Manchester United to defend. In addition to his outstanding personal ability, his position is not fixed. He often moves on the right and center, and sometimes even runs to the left to change positions with Rooney.

Full-back Hisokoho has a strong body and fast speed. He is a good candidate to defend Ronaldo, but he cannot follow Ronaldo.

For this problem, Ferreira quickly made a decision: Let Gao Xiaodong mark Ronaldo.

Because of Gao Xiaodong's comprehensive skills, he is also a player with a very free position, and he has the experience of playing man-to-man defense. Now the team's main task is defense. If it is against Ronaldo, Porto is not at a disadvantage.

Although Gao Xiaodong and Ronaldo are both under Mendes' banner, they have been at odds with each other, and they even fought two wars of words in the air. Ferreira asked Gao Xiaodong to stare at Ronaldo, which was exactly what he wanted.

Gao Xiaodong's first meeting gift to Ronaldo was a shovel.

Ronaldo was riding a bicycle facing Rodriguez, and Gao Xiaodong ran from one side at high speed, sliding and shoveling between Ronaldo and Rodriguez unreasonably.

The ball was shoveled out of the sideline by Gao Xiaodong, and Ronaldo stepped back two meters in fright.

O'Shea took the throw-in and saw Gao Xiaodong following Ronaldo, O'Shea didn't dare to pass it to Gao Xiaodong and threw the ball to Anderson.

Rodriguez saw Gao Xiaodong going to mark Ronaldo, so he went to press Anderson.

Gao Xiaodong dissatisfied with Ronaldo, and Ronaldo also disliked Gao Xiaodong, and when Gao Xiaodong came to mark him, Ronaldo immediately raised his hand and asked Anderson for the ball, wanting to humiliate Gao Xiaodong.

Anderson is a junior, the boss dare not pass the ball, he dodged Rodriguez horizontally and passed the ball to Ronaldo.

Ronaldo faltered to the left, trying to catch the ball and turn to the right, but Gao Xiaodong didn't hesitate, but stretched out his hand to grab Ronaldo's jersey.

As soon as Gao Xiaodong pulled, Ronaldo turned to the right and was a little slower. Gao Xiaodong immediately shoveled and stabbed the ball away.

Ronaldo wanted to grab the ball, but Gao Xiaodong still grabbed the jersey. If he was a little slower, the ball was snatched by Rodriguez.

Manchester United's press is fast, Rodriguez just got the ball, and Anderson broke it again with a flying shovel.

Gao Xiaodong is fast, strong, defensive and treacherous. Under his marking, Ronaldo can't get the ball, he can't turn around when he gets the ball, and he can't get rid of it when he turns around. What makes Ronaldo even more helpless is that Gao Xiaodong likes He grabbed his jersey and didn't even let him jump into the water. Once Ronaldo was about to fall, he would immediately pull him up with his divine power.

Ronaldo was constantly harassed by Gao Xiaodong and double-teamed by Porto players. Although he was able to get free kicks occasionally, he conceded too many goals, which seriously affected Manchester United's offensive speed and slowed down the rhythm of the game.

Manchester United players saw that Ronaldo's side was almost abolished, so they seldom played to the right, but gave the ball to the left, mainly Rooney's side.

Ronaldo wanted to abuse Gao Xiaodong, but Gao Xiaodong lost the chance to connect the ball. He was very annoyed. Once he asked Carrick for the ball, but Carrick passed the ball to Giggs. Luo yelled at Carrick angrily.

Where did Carrick eat Ronaldo, and shouted at Ronaldo: Can you hold it for you?

Seeing the infighting at Manchester United, the Porto fans were overjoyed. They applauded and shouted: Let's fight.

The commentator at the scene also said: The World Footballer played very uncomfortable today. If this situation continues, Manchester United will be out of play today.

He Hui, the commentator of CCTV, pointed out the problem of Manchester United, Manchester United's top player is very uncomfortable today, but the root cause is that Manchester United's poor penetration ability in the middle, can't effectively open up space for the wing, Ronaldo is not Messi, there is no space. Difficult to play.

Ferguson on the sidelines had a gloomy face and was very dissatisfied with the situation on the field. However, Manchester United's offense mainly relied on the wing, and the wing couldn't open up the situation. It was too difficult to win the game. He saw Ronaldo being stared at by Gao Xiaodong He did nothing, and his mood became restless. He was worried that Ronaldo would make a big mistake if his mind became hot.

Seeing that the time has come to 70 minutes, Ferguson made a substitution adjustment, replacing the idle center Berbatov with Nani, letting Nani play the right winger, and Ronaldo replacing Berbatov as the center.

Although Ronaldo still wanted to compete with Gao Xiaodong, he dared not disobey Ferguson's order and could only play as a center forward.

Porto already had many players in the middle, and Ronaldo moved between the two central defenders. Obviously, Gao Xiaodong could no longer mark, and there was no need to mark, so he returned to the position slightly forward of the midfielder again.