After Gao Xiaodong's goal, there were only seven or eight minutes left, and Manchester United, who were pushed to the edge of the cliff again, launched a wave of onslaught to try to equalize the score in the first half, but Porto defended tightly and kept the score 1:1 until the end of the first half. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Back in the dressing room, Diogo, the manager of the Porto club, arrived, who brought the supreme instructions of the president da Costa.

'We played really well in the first half, it was an honour to play against a team like Manchester United, to draw the score, but the second half was going to be tougher and Manchester United would never accept that result and the chairman wants you to play with the same spirit as at Old Trafford and try to reach the last four. ”

"We Porto is pragmatic, the chairman said, to reach the semi-finals, the main force is 100,000 euros each, the substitutes are 50,000 yuan each, as for other benefits, I don't need to be verbose, eliminating Manchester United will make you famous in the world and your value will skyrocket, boys work hard, the chairman is watching you in the VIP box, a bright future awaits you. ”

Ferreira did not welcome Diogo to the dressing room, but he could not stop it, after Diogo left, Ferreira said: "We all know that this half of the game is very important, but we should not be too excited, not too nervous, we must be calm, too excited and nervous is not a good game, in the second half our main task is to defend, to defend strictly, Xiaodong, in the second half you have to focus more on defense, but the attack can not be given up, without counterattack, we are impossible to block Manchester United's onslaught." ”

Gao Xiaodong nodded and said, "Don't worry, coach, we won't attack in the second half, but Manchester United shouldn't want to attack well." ”

Ferreira said to Rodriguez and Hulk: "Manchester United's penetration ability in the middle is average, mainly attacking from the wings, and in front of the midfield, you have to defend mainly in the second half, entangled Rooney, Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs." ”

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

In the end, Ferreira said to Alves, Meleles, Helton, and Fusile: "Whether you can hold it or not, only God knows, whether you lose the ball or not, you four as veteran players, you all have to be steady." “

At the end of the break, when the players came out, Ferreira called Alves alone and said: "Alfonso, except for the championship five years ago, we have not reached the semi-finals for 15 years, the game will be very tense and intense, 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 role of the mainstay in defense, but also play the role of a leader mentally." ”

Alves has always felt that from the president of the club to the coach, Gao Xiaodong has been held to the sky, although he is 28 years old and has no intention of competing with Gao Xiaodong for favor, but his heart is always not a taste, Ferreira's words of comfort made his heart very warm.

"Yes, Coach, if you don't tell me, I will not forget my responsibility. ”

"Well, go ahead, we have no regrets if we get to the semi-finals. ”

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

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The second half was in the fast lane from the first minute.

The backward Red Devils Manchester United did not have any scruples, pressed on the third line, flew on both wings, and launched a ferocious attack on the Porto penalty area.

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

In the first minute of the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo drew a tucker from Sissokoho and Rodriguez and passed the ball to O'Shea, who headed down to complete the cross.

O'Shea's crosses were of high quality, but Porto's defence was tight, with two centre-backs and two midfielders plus a drop-back Gao Xiaodong, five men in two layers to block the advance of Ryan Giggs, Anderson and Carrick, with Alves pushing the ball out of the box.

Manchester United saw that Ronaldo's side had a successful assault, grabbed the ball cleared, and continued to play Ronaldo's side.

Ronaldo also wanted to draw the defence and pass the ball to O'Shea, this time Porto were not fooled, Sissokoho stared at Ronaldo, and Rodriguez followed O'Shea closely and shoveled O'Shea's ball out of the touchline.

O'Shea sent a throw-in, Gao Xiaodong had already supported to the side, and Ronaldo had to pass the ball back to O'Shea under the attack of Gao Xiaodong and Rodriguez.

Gao Xiaodong hurriedly pressed O'Shea, O'Shea didn't dare to be careless, and quickly passed the ball back to the back Carrick to reorganize the attack.

Carrick saw that Porto defended very tightly on the right and immediately played the ball to the left, allowing Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs and Patrice Evra to break through from the left.

Porto's right side is a little weaker, Fusile is not as strong as left-back Sissokoho, and he suffered a lot against Rooney, Hulk is strong, but he is not a defender, and he can only play a supporting role when he comes back, mainly relying on Meleleles and Fusile in the midfield to help defend.

Wayne Rooney, Patrice Evra and Ryan Giggs have been working together for a long time, and after a series of crosses from the flank, Evra dodged Fusile and swept the ball towards goal.

Alves in the middle kept an eye on Berbatov, Anderson was squeezed by Gao Xiaodong and couldn't touch the ball, Fernando followed Carrick closely, but Rolando cleared the ball in front of him and almost touched the ball into his own goal.

Manchester United flickered left and right, left and right, and occasionally Anderson and Ryan Giggs broke through the middle with the ball, and the attack was like a tide, wave after wave, hitting Porto in the penalty area.

Manchester United's pass success rate is not very high, but they are very active in scrambling after conceding the ball, not to mention the always positive Rooney, including the world footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, almost forty-year-old Giggs, and the lazy dashing Gebertar are all actively pressing in the frontcourt, making it difficult for Porto to fight quickly on the counterattack.

Once the Manchester United backline was settled, Porto did not dare to invest too many troops, so they could only be beaten passively.

The Porto fans in the stands were so nervous that they could barely breathe, the cheers were gone, and many of them forgot to even applaud, and the usually loud Dragon Stadium became so quiet in the second half that you could even hear the shouts of the two managers Ferreira and Alex Ferguson on the sidelines.

The on-site commentator is very dissatisfied with Porto's current situation, "The defensive counterattack is not passively beaten, being pressed and beaten by Manchester United like this, Real Madrid Barcelona will not concede the goal, Porto must attack and expand the defense, otherwise it will die." ”

CCTV commentator He Hui also said: "This will definitely not work, the defense without counterattack will definitely not be able to support 45 minutes." ”

It's not that Porto don't want to counter-attack, but their formation is too flat, there is no room to pass the ball, and it is very easy to get into a chaotic battle, and then they are tackled by Manchester United to launch a second and third wave of attacks.

At this time, Ferreira made a decisive decision to put Sapuruna on the field, replacing Fusile and carrying the strong Rooney.

Although Sapuruna is too tall and full of turning speed, but now Porto is pressed within his 30-meter area, and Manchester United's attack has no space, Sapuruna's disadvantage is not obvious, but the advantage of being strong and defensive, and being able to help defend high-altitude balls is obvious.

With Sapuruna, Manchester United's attack on the left is obviously not as ferocious, and Manchester United's wings flying together soon became the main attack on the right side of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of United's toughest players to defend, and in addition to his outstanding individual ability, he is also in a fixed position, often moving between the right and the middle, and even sometimes running to the left to switch positions with Wayne Rooney.

Full-back Sissokoho is physically strong and fast, making him a good candidate to defend Cristiano Ronaldo, but he can't run with Ronaldo.

Regarding this problem, Ferreira quickly made a decision: let Gao Xiaodong keep an eye on Ronaldo.

Gao Xiaodong is also a player with a very free position because of his comprehensive skills, and he has experience in marking defense, and now the team's main task is defense.

Although Gao Xiaodong and Ronaldo are both under Mendes, the two have never dealt with each other, and they have fought two war of words in the air.

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

Ronaldo was pedaling a bicycle in front of Rodriguez, Gao Xiaodong ran at high speed from one side, and slid between Ronaldo and Rodriguez quite unreasonably.

The ball was shoveled out of the sideline by Gao Xiaodong, and Ronaldo was so frightened that he quickly retreated two meters.

O'Shea sent a throw-in, and when he saw Gao Xiaodong following behind Ronaldo, O'Shea didn't dare to send it to Gao Xiaodong and threw the ball to Anderson.

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

Gao Xiaodong didn't accept Ronaldo, Ronaldo looked at Gao Xiaodong as unpleasantly, seeing Gao Xiaodong come to guard him, C Roma raised his hand to ask Anderson for the ball, wanting to humiliate Gao Xiaodong.

Anderson is a small character, how dare the boss not pass the ball, he flashed Rodriguez sideways and passed the ball to Ronaldo.

Ronaldo shook to the left and wanted to catch the ball and turn to the right, but Gao Xiaodong did not shake, but reached out and grabbed Ronaldo's jersey.

As soon as Gao Xiaodong pulled, Ronaldo turned to the right and slowed down, and Gao Xiaodong immediately shoveled down and poked the ball away.

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

Manchester United's pressing was fast, Rodriguez just got the ball, Anderson broke it with a flying tackle.

Gao Xiaodong is fast, physically strong, defensive and obscene and treacherous, under his marking, Ronaldo can't get the ball, he can't turn around with the ball, and he can't get rid of it, what makes Ronaldo even more helpless is that Gao Xiaodong likes to drag his jersey, and he doesn't even let him jump in the dive, once Ronaldo is about to fall, he will immediately pull Ronaldo up with his divine power.

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

Manchester United's players saw that Ronaldo's side was almost useless, so they rarely played to the right side, but gave the ball to the left side, focusing on Rooney's side.

Ronaldo wanted to abuse Gao Xiaodong, but Gao Xiaodong made no chance to connect the ball, he was very annoyed, once he asked Carrick for the ball, but Carrick passed the ball to Giggs, Ronaldo yelled at Carrick angrily.

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

The Porto fans were overjoyed to see the infighting at Manchester United, applauding and shouting: "Fight, fight." ”

The commentator at the scene also said: "World Footballer of the Year played very uncomfortable today, and if this situation continues, Manchester United will be out of action today." ”

CCTV's commentator He Hui pointed out Manchester United's problems to the point, "Manchester United's top card is very uncomfortable today, but the root cause is Manchester United's poor penetration ability in the middle, which cannot effectively open up space for the side, Ronaldo is not Messi, and it is difficult to play without space." ”

Ferguson on the sidelines had a gloomy face and was very dissatisfied with the situation on the field, but Manchester United's attack mainly relied on the wings, and the side could not open the situation, and it was too difficult to win the game.

Seeing that the clock had reached 70 minutes, Ferguson made a substitution adjustment, replacing the idle center forward Berbatov with Nani, letting Nani play as a right winger, and Cristiano Ronaldo replaced Berbatov as a central striker.

Although Ronaldo still wanted to compete with Gao Xiaodong, he didn't dare to disobey Ferguson's orders, so he could only play center.

There are already many players in the middle of Porto, and Ronaldo is moving between the two central defenders again, Gao Xiaodong is obviously unable to mark anymore, and he no longer needs to mark, so he returned to the position of slightly forward in the back again.