The second matchday of the Champions League group stage finally broke out in the upset, and there was more than one, the Premier League giants Manchester United were forced to draw 0:0 at home by Villarreal, and the other giants Arsenal were forced to draw 1:1 away by Dynamo Kiev, while Bayern, Juventus, and Real Madrid all won. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Arsenal's miss left Porto top Group G, which was a very favourable start for Porto.

After the game, the Spanish newspaper "As" praised Porto's performance, believing that Porto has not declined in strength after taking Quaresma and Bosingba, and is in good shape, if Arsenal is still slow to heat, it is likely to be robbed of the first place in the group by Porto.

The German newspaper Bild believes that Porto have a technical advantage over Dynamo Kyiv and Fenerbahce, as long as they play two away games, there is no problem in qualifying from the group, but it will take a little luck to compete with Arsenal for the top spot in the group.

The English media also believe that Porto is Arsenal's number one rival for the top spot in the group, but the English media believe that as long as Arsenal plays normally in the next few games, there is no problem in winning the group.

On the Internet, some Porto fans think that Arsenal is in a sluggish state, and it is possible for Porto to qualify as the first in the group as long as they can draw Arsenal in the next away game;

Although Arsenal fans are angry that the Gunners' away performances are not worthy of their uniforms, they do not think anyone can threaten Arsenal's group top, and they all believe that the semi-finals are the passing line for Arsenal.

Gao Xiaodong is one of the key figures in the summer transfer market, and the reason why his summer transfer was not successful was mainly due to the lack of performance in the competition, so Gao Xiaodong's Champions League debut also attracted media attention.

After the game, almost all the media gave Gao Xiaodong a high score of more than 8 points for his Champions League debut, believing that Gao Xiaodong did not look like a Champions League rookie at all, he was very sophisticated, and he was the key figure in Porto's victory, and his performance proved that Porto's transfer fee of 30 million in the summer was not an overpriced price.

Germany's "Transfer Market" believes that if Gao Xiaodong often performs like this in the Champions League this season and Porto qualifies from the group, Gao Xiaodong's transfer value will not be less than 30 million.

Porto is not a rookie in the Champions League, they are the old rivers and lakes in the Champions League, and the praise and criticism of the media have little impact on them, but the Champions League is a tough game and the league is played on the weekend, which still has a great impact on Porto's physical fitness.

In the third round of the Portuguese Super League against Ferreira at the weekend, Porto's players played like a tiger, with a momentum in the first half, leading 3-0, and couldn't run in the second half, while Ferreira, who did not have a Champions League match, dragged down Porto with a crazy press in the second half, and scored two goals in a row in the last fifteen minutes.

Porto face a conundrum next up, with a Portuguese derby against Benfica at the weekend and Premier League giants Arsenal in London in midweek.

Benfica are Porto's sworn enemies, and the clash between the two teams is a national concern, even if it is not related to the title race, they cannot give up this game.

Arsenal are the strongest opponents in Group G, and even if they don't play Benfica at the weekend, Porto's chances of winning away from home are no more than 30%, and if they play Benfica again, there is little hope of winning away from home.

Porto's coaching staff discussed it and decided to play a good game with Benfica first, because even if they give up the game with Benfica, there is not much chance of winning against Arsenal away, and it is better to play a good game with Benfica, as for the win or loss of the away game with Arsenal, it is up to fate.

Compared with last season, this season Benfica not only changed the coach from Camacho to Flores, but also introduced big players such as Aimar, Reyes, Suazzo, Balboa, etc., coupled with the maturity of Di Maria, the strength has improved greatly, the only problem is that the new coach, new players, the run-in time of the lineup is too short, and it cannot play its full combat effectiveness.

Porto are playing in the Champions League in midweek and Benfica are also playing in the UEFA Cup in midweek, and they lost 3-2 away to Napoli in the third round, and the pressure is no less than Porto.

On September 27, at 8:15 a.m., the first leg of the 0809 Portuguese national derby kicked off at the Stadium of Light.

With nearly 50,000 fans cheering on the stadium, Benfica launched a fierce attack on Porto.

Porto have been very strong in recent seasons, and although they are playing away from home, they are not conservative at all, and they started against Benfica in the opening game.

Today was Gao Xiaodong's first time participating in the Portuguese derby, and he loved to be able to perform, but once the game started, the focus on the pitch was Benfica's Angel Di Maria.

Benfica dominated the left flank today, with Angel Di Maria frequently attacking Porto's right-back Sapruna.

Sapuruna is 1.9 meters tall, tall and flexible, and has a large interception area, but that is relative to the European striker, and after facing Di Maria, Sapuruna exposed all the flaws of the tall fullback, and was shaken by Di Maria in the third minute of the opening game.

Two minutes later, Di Maria made a comeback, and Gao Xiaodong, who was playing as a midfielder today, helped the defense on the wing this time, and he flanked Di Maria with Sapruna.

Last season, Gao Xiaodong played against Di Maria, and Di Maria was still very unique at that time, and he only liked to dribble with the ball, not to pass the ball.

But after Di Maria won the Olympic men's football championship with Argentina at the Yenching Olympics, he seemed to have suddenly opened his mind, seeing Gao Xiaodong and Sapuruna sandwiched, and immediately passed the ball to Aimar in the middle.

Aymar, nicknamed the Joker, is an excellent midfield commander with delicate skills and strong breakthrough ability, although he is 29 years old this year, because of injury problems, explosiveness and speed are not as good as before, but the technical awareness is still there.

When Aimar received the ball, because Gao Xiaodong made up for the side, Porto's middle was a little empty, Aimar decisively attacked the penalty area, attracting the defense of Meleles, Aimar stuffed the ball straight to Reyes, Reyes entered the penalty area from the ribs, deducted the interception of central defender Rolando, and pushed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal.

Goalkeeper Helton couldn't make a save and the ball flew under his ribs but bounced off the post.

Di Maria broke the Porto back line on the left side to balance, Gao Xiaodong had to frequently assist in the defense of the side, so that the middle was empty, Benfica's middle had a good hand like Aimar, his real and false breakthroughs and passes made Porto's central defenders take care of each other, and the goal was in danger for a while, and it seemed that it was in danger at any time.