"In fact, a large part of the credit for this goal should be credited to Zhang Yuan, the young man was very spiritual near the corner kick area just now, and the last pass was also very good! Although Kulanyi did not go in, Asamoah followed up with the supplementary shot, and it still entered the door of Porto!"

I think what I see from Zhang Yuan is that many of our Chinese players don't have, and that is self-confidence. You see Zhang Yuan daring to show his advantages in the game, and he also dares to make moves and challenge his opponents on the big stage of the Champions League! I think that although Zhang Yuan is young, these qualities are still worth learning from our domestic players!

"Well, you have a point! Many of our players are not confident when facing their opponents, otherwise how could there be Koreanophobia and Japanese phobia!" Tao Wei said with a smile.

"Just over four minutes into the game, Schalke 04 at home took the lead, which is not a good thing for Porto!

He was right, Schalke 04 who scored first took the initiative, Slomka's idea was successful, and Schalke 04 took the lead in just over 4 minutes of the opening game, and the gray-haired Slomka was only 40 years old, but at this time he also jumped up from his seat like a child, rushed to the sidelines and celebrated the goal with the players and staff on the bench.

Porto's right fullback Paul stared at Zhang Yuan's figure returning to Schalke 04 in the half, full of grievances, this kid is too cunning, Paul can be sure that this kid must have thought about what to do before, deliberately seduced himself and Gonzalez to surround him, it's not that I'm incompetent, it's that the enemy is too cunning!

Porto kicks off, Schalke 04's midfield is still pressing, and Porto is really not the opponent of Schalke 04.

However, Porto's ground attack is good, and the short-pass penetration is naturally very good, otherwise there is no cargo to qualify from the group?!

After a few small matches, Porto finally threatened Schalke 04's goal in the 15th minute, Quaresma played a triangle with Gonzalez and Lopez, he shook Jones at the edge of the penalty area and shot straight at goal, the ball was fast, but the position was slightly right, and the ball was confiscated by Neuer.

The situation on the field has changed slightly, Porto began to grasp some advantages through possession, which is their strength, Schalke 04 can no longer be pressed like at the beginning, Slomka found this situation and immediately adjusted the field, Zhang Yuan and Asamoah retreated a little to meet the midfield, Kulanyi is still at the front, can not relax the pressure on Porto's back line, Jones and Ernst, Rakitic have to focus on defense.

With Slomka's adjustment, Schalke 04 stabilized his position, Porto had a headache in the face of Schalke 04's dense defense, they were not a team with outstanding headers, Lopes had a good ability to grab points, but in the face of two central defenders who are about 1.9 meters tall, it is not easy to fight for the header.

Therefore, Porto dominated the field during this period, but were unable to develop the attack into the Schalke 04 penalty area, and the cross was basically pushed out by Bolton Wanderers and Westerman, and Lopes did nothing in front of them.

In the face of this kind of Porto's head coach Pereira is also at a loss, breaking this kind of dense defense, one is to focus on long-range shooting, hoping to solve the problem with long-range shots, and the other is to play a more delicate cooperation, which does not have to be considered, Porto can't do it, and the third is to rely on the player's individual ability to create opportunities, but so far Porto has not had any player with a flash of inspiration.

Porto can't attack, but Schalke 04, who has the home advantage, played the idea of defensive counterattack, in the 32nd minute, Porto was pushed out again, Rakitic took the ball, directly a pass over the top, penetrated Porto's backline, Kuranyi successfully countered offside, forming a single knife.

"Kuranyi, one-on-one, shot! The ball was saved by Elton, Elton saved the team this time! Otherwise, Porto would have been even more difficult to play after two goals down!" exclaimed He Wei.

"Alas, it's a pity! Schalke 04 missed a great opportunity, Kuranyi's kick is still a bit right! If you try to change Zhang Yuan, the effect may be better, and Zhang Yuan's shooting feeling should be better today! Hehe" Tao Wei in front is regretting, and Tao Wei in the back is saying that Zhang Yuan's shot feels good, maybe he thinks Zhang Yuan's opening long shot beam is very feeling.

Kuranyi covered his face in his jersey and sighed, the fans at the scene hugged their heads, it has been twice in the first half, it is estimated that if you come again, the fans on the scene will cry, what kind of luck is this, none of them will go in!

Slomka is also helpless, what's going on, Asamoah won't say it, he has never been a prolific goalscorer, Nima Kuranyi's main striker, the goal efficiency is good, why don't you score this kind of single knife today.

Realizing that playing like this will leave room for Schalke 04 to counterattack, Ferreira hurriedly made adjustments, don't think about infiltrating into the penalty area, if you can't hit it, just recycle a little now, you have to transfer some of Schalke 04's defensive strength out, otherwise you can only shoot from a distance.

Porto began to recycle a little after the horror, not in a hurry to attack Schalke 04's penalty area, Schalke 04 was not fooled, still not out, no way, Porto's players can only use the long-range shot.

"López, long shot!

"Quaresma, a big shot, you can deflect the goal!"

"Merreles, long shot! blocked by Bolton!"

"Gonzalez, long shot!" Neuer pounces sideways and knocks the ball off the sideline!"

In the final minutes of the first half, Porto spent the last few minutes in such waves, while Manuel Neuer's goal was unmoving.

Duhamel from France blew the half-time whistle, and the score on the field was still 1:0, and Schalke 04, who were playing at home, had a one-goal lead over Porto.

At half-time, Slomka congratulated everyone on a satisfactory first half, and at the same time warned everyone to be focused, knowing that the current situation is that Porto have formed a counter-press, and a mistake could bury the lead.

Since this attack must not let go, the trio in the front court can not be adjusted, Zhang Yuan has a strong breakthrough ability, and the passing seems to have become much better today, Asamoah, as I said just now, he is not a striker with high scoring efficiency, but he is physically strong and can mess around, Slomka thinks he is a lucky general, Asamoah has not been efficient, and many people are thinking how this guy can enter the national team!

The reason is that Asamoah is very good at messing around, some opportunities that are not opportunities can be seized by him, and some unfavorable situations can be sent to him, and he may be able to give you a chance.

Kuranyi can't be replaced, of course it's his fault for losing a single knife, but you can't think that Kuranyi can't do it with a missed opportunity, who doesn't have this kind of moment for a superstar?!

In the second half, Slomka's idea is to stand on his feet and defend first, and then talk about it, he knows in his heart that it is not a way to defend like this, so after a period of defense, he will make adjustments, increase the strength of the midfield, control the ball as much as possible, grab possession with Porto, and strive to put the competition between the two sides in the midfield.

Porto played very depressed, Schalke 04 scored a goal in the opening minutes, the team strategically fell into a passive situation, although it is not a shame to concede a goal at someone else's home stadium, from the perspective of the strategy of two legs, it is not that it is in a desperate situation, but it would be good if it could score an away goal, which is the reason why Porto has always tried to pursue a goal.

It's acceptable to lose a goal, but it's important to score at least one away goal.

The second half was not too aggressive for Porto, who had already given them a warning in the latter part of the first half, and the opponent's counterattack was also very sharp, and it was dangerous to besiege them like in the second half of the first half.

Seeing that the Porto players were not in a high mood, the old coach Ferreira shouted: "What are you doing? cheer me up, I ask you if the game is over?!"

"No!" replied in a ragged manner.

Ferreira was really angry and shouted, "Be louder!"

"No!" this time everyone was tidy.

Ferreira nodded and said, "Since the game is not over, then we still have a chance! Don't be so weak! Do your last bit of strength for this game, understand? Then victory will come!"

He is an old man, and a well-known coach of the Portuguese Super League, no one in the team dares to refute, only a few secretly slander in their hearts, we haven't worked hard enough, blame the opponent's dense defense is too difficult to break!

Now Porto's group of players is worse than the team that Mourinho coached at the beginning, the difference is mainly in the midfield, the defense has weakened, the lack of Deco, the midfield control has weakened, and there is no loss on the forward line, what did Porto rely on to win the Champions League? Jose Mourinho's biggest reliance is on defense, and when it comes to this knockout format, the team with the best defense is often the strongest contender, and it is not enough to rely on attack alone, unless you are really good at attacking and can always have one more goal than your opponent.

Faced with such a situation, the old coach Ferreira focused on the midfield in the second half like Slomka, and only the passing in the midfield and back could lead to Schalke 04's defensive strength, and he did not believe that Schalke 04 would be satisfied with a goal.

In the previous Portuguese Super League matches, Ferreira hid several key players, so the fitness problem is not serious for Porto, but Schalke 04 is different, they played several games with the same lineup, and the last round against Wolfsburg was another tough game, fitness is a test and the key to decide the second half.