Restricted Superstar

Chapter 376 What you have blown will turn into a slap in the face

After the game, the Porto players were celebrating wildly. Hundreds of reporters on the scene ran to the Manchester United stars to do live interviews, especially Ronaldo, the World Footballer of the Year.

Ronaldo, tell me how you feel now?

Why were Manchester United eliminated?

Is it the curse of the Champions League or the curse of the Dragon Stadium?

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There is a saying that goes well, every bragging will turn into a loud slap in the face, either on your own face or on the face of someone who looks down on you.

Now Ronaldo is slapping himself in the face. Before the game, he said that he would definitely score goals, advance to the next level, and win, but only one of the three musts was achieved. Now that the team is eliminated, Ronaldo has no intentions. And face to accept the reporter's interview.

have nothing to say!

With a gloomy face, Ronaldo roughly pushed the reporter away and walked towards the player tunnel.

The reporters chasing Rooney also received almost the same treatment. The depressed Lu Xiaopang was unwilling to accept the interview, so he followed Ronaldo into the locker room.

Veteran Ryan Giggs was very calm. Facing the reporter, he expressed his views on the game:

We played very well at the beginning, but Gao Xiaodong's goal changed everything. Don't blame Van der Sar, no one would have thought that the ball would fly to the goal.

The Portuguese team has always been difficult to play. They have skills, physicality, and rich experience in the Champions League. The English team has never won here. It is not a coincidence.

I don't believe in the curse of defending the Champions League title, but it definitely has an impact on us and the opponent's psychology. Every opponent is proud of winning us. Slack and negligence can be fatal.

Goalkeeper van der Sar has also become the focus of reporters' interviews after the game. The most frequently asked by reporters must be the goal scored by Gao Xiaodong.

For the conceded goal, Van der Sar said frankly that he was responsible, I thought it was a pass. From any angle, it could not be a shot, but the ball flew to the back corner. The rotation of the ball was very strong. I thought it was a pass. If I didn’t rush out, I would have no chance to intercept later, this is my fault, whether it’s a pass or a shot, I should attack.”

Most Manchester United players are reluctant to accept live interviews.

When the frenzy of Porto's celebrations subsided a little, the reporters found Porto's players again.

Back in this game, captain Alves, who performed well, was very excited about the team's elimination of Manchester United and reaching the semi-finals. It is not easy to eliminate a great team like Manchester United and reach the semi-finals. Proud. Before the game, we knew that Manchester United would attack with all their strength. We were ready for a tough game and focused on Ronaldo, the core of Manchester United. We didn’t give him a few chances to shoot. In addition, Xiaodong’s goal was very crucial. Without that goal, it would be very difficult for us later on, but the team was able to draw with Manchester United in the two rounds, relying on the efforts of every teammate...Now let's not think about Arsenal, we have reached the semi-finals, no one is strong and the other is weak , no matter who the opponent is, we will fight hard.

Gao Xiaodong is the hero of Porto's promotion. He played an important role in both offense and defense. After the reporter failed to interview the World Footballer Ronaldo, most reporters began to chase Gao Xiaodong.

Eliminating the defending champion Manchester United and reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, any one of them will drive the players of a small club crazy, and Gao Xiaodong is no exception. He happily accepted the reporter's on-site interview.

The question most asked by the reporters was still about the goal, Xiao Dong Gao, do you want to shoot or pass?

Gao Xiaodong said hypocritically: I just wanted to shoot, but this ball is very difficult. I was lucky and scored it.

It's such a long distance, and the angle is not too big, why did you think of shooting? The reporter kept chasing this question, and they still couldn't understand Gao Xiaodong's decision to shoot at that time.

Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: Actually, I don't know why I shot the goal at that time. It may be the shooter's intuition.

There is nothing wrong with this statement, you don’t understand it, you don’t understand normal, you are not forwards.

Gao Xiaodong's words made the reporter unable to keep asking, although some people still think that Gao Xiaodong's goal was fooled.

The following reporter asked the most old-fashioned question in the post-match interview, How do you feel about being promoted to the semi-finals?

Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: I'm very happy, because someone's bragging can't be realized, and I guess they won't say they don't know me again.

Tell me the secret of your elimination of the defending champion?

There is no secret, luck and hard work. In fact, considering that the English team has never won at the Dragon Stadium, there is nothing surprising about our promotion. Manchester United can only regret that they did not perform well at home.

The other knockout match is over. Your opponent is Arsenal. How hopeful do you think you are of reaching the final?

It's normal for Arsenal to advance, they are not much worse than Manchester United, but after eliminating Manchester United, we are not afraid of anyone. I think the hope of reaching the final is at least 40%.

Seeing that although the fans were still unwilling to leave, the teammates had already returned to the locker room. Gao Xiaodong ended the on-site interview and went back to the locker room to continue celebrating with his teammates and coaches.

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The Champions League semi-finals are freshly released, Barcelona, ​​Chelsea, Arsenal, Porto, the three-English battle Barcelona, ​​which the media was optimistic about in the quarter-final draw, failed to materialize, and Porto eliminated the defending champion Manchester United in two rounds, bursting into the Champions League quarter-finals The biggest upset of the final.

The next day's news was full of voices praising Porto and Gao Xiaodong:

Bild said: The super dark horse Porto turned out to be the two-time Champions League champion.

The Times: The defending champion died of a double curse again.

L'Equipe: Porto may reproduce the miracle of winning the championship in 2004.

Gazzetta dello Sport: Porto's talented teenager Gao Xiaodong knocked down the defending champion with two goals.

Aspen News: The World Footballer lost two rounds to the mysterious Chinese boy.

Competition News: A story about flying immortals outside the sky, Hua Guogao beheaded the Red Devils.

UEFA official website: The superstars are like a cloud, but the will is strong, and the dark horse Porto is upset and advanced

In the face of overwhelming praise, the head coach of Porto did not swell. The old coach Ferreira said after the game: Fortunately, we reached the semi-finals. Since winning the championship in 2004, we have never reached the semi-finals again. Strong, this is a breakthrough, but we must admit that besides our hard work, luck plays a big factor, Manchester United are stronger than us, but they have not played their full strength, this is football, football is round, everything It’s all possible. Now I haven’t had time to think about my next opponent, Arsenal. Although we won one and lost one in the group stage, Arsenal is stronger than us. Only by knowing this, can we beat our opponent again and create miracles. .”

In the end, Ferreira said, What we have to do now is to win the league title first, and then think about the Champions League. I believe that we will not make the fans wait too long.