"The players of both teams, led by Danish referee Kim Milton Nelson, walked out of the aisle one after another."

"All the audience friends in front of the TV, the Champions League final of the 0304 season is about to start."

'Now we can clearly see the starting line-ups of both teams.

"Let me give you an introduction, first of all, Porto's starting line-up."

'The goalkeeper is Portugal international Baia, and the backline from left to right is Valente, Jorge Costa, Carvalho and Paolo Ferreira, which have also been Porto's main defence this season.

"In midfield, Maniche, Costinha and Mendes, Alenichev was on the bench for this game, while Deco was at the heart of the midfield, and the two strikers up front were Delle and Brazilian Alberto."

"McCarthy, the top scorer in the Portuguese Super League this season, was put on the bench by Jose Mourinho for this game, and the Porto manager chose Alberto, who is only 19 years old, which should be an intentional move, and McCarthy is likely to start as a surprise man in the second half."

"Ajax's starting XI is still a four-three-three, with Robant in goal, Maxwell, Escud, Heitinga and Trabelsi at the back, De Jong in midfield, Van der Vaart and Sneijder in the middle, and Wesley Sonke, Ibrahimovic and Viktor Scola in the front three."

"It is worth noting that Yang Yang, a 17-year-old Chinese who has been hailed as a gold medal substitute and the best 12th person this season, has been placed on the bench again, and if there are no accidents, he will come off the bench in the second half, and I believe that all fans are very much looking forward to his appearance, which will make him the youngest player ever to appear in the Champions League final."

"What's more, in the past six months, every time Yang Yang came off the bench, he was able to change the situation at Ajax, and this time Ronald Koeman arranged him to be a substitute again, and I believe that he also has high hopes for him."

"Judging from the arrangement of the two teams, they still adhere to their stable playing style in the past season, and the lineups of both teams are relatively neat, Ajax has the veteran Galasek suspended, which is slightly affected, while Porto is the top scorer McCarthy and chose the teenager Alberto, which is very surprising."

"These are the two linesmen for the match, Logan Jepson and Jaynes Laursen, and the fourth official on the sidelines, Eric Furske, who, like the referee, Nelson, are from Denmark."

"Referee Nelson is best known for sending off David Beckham in the World Cup in France in '98, which made him famous in one fell swoop, and he has been in charge of Porto four times, and the Portuguese Super League team has two draws and two defeats, and has not won four games, I don't know if Porto can break this cycle tonight."

"We saw the live camera on the sidelines of the players' tunnel, where the golden St. Bride Cup was placed, and it will belong to the winner of tonight's final, is Porto slightly better? Or did Ajax have the last laugh? ”

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With the referee's whistle, Ajax kicked off first.

From the first minute of the game, Porto consciously contracted their defence, but did not retreat too far back, clearly fearing Ibrahimovic's dominance in the box, and the three lines were kept very tight.

Ajax controlled possession but didn't find a gap until the third minute, when Van der Vaart slotted the ball into the box, Wesley Sonck tried to rush in after him, but goalkeeper Baia was decisive and fell to the ground to hold the ball.

But soon, Porto also played a counter-attack, a long pass from the back to find Delle, the Porto striker was tripped by De Jong who returned to the defense when he dribbled the ball, and the referee blew a foul and gave Porto a free kick in front, but did not give a card.

Deco quickly whipped in a free-kick, but goalkeeper Robont scrambled to pick it out in the box.

The two teams attacked and defended each other after the opening, and they obviously played more cautiously, the rhythm was not fast, and they were obviously both stable.

Yang Yang sat on the bench, and his attention was always on the field.

In fact, looking at the stadium from his position, the view is very local, but it is not as intuitive as the live TV, so he can only watch and analyze it in combination with [God's vision].

Porto's defence is very resilient, with mainly the two midfielders Maniche and Mendes.

When the Portuguese Super League team attacked, the two midfielders would take the initiative to press forward, Costinha dragged alone, and Deco still occupied the forward position, which made Porto's midfield a bit like a diamond midfielder, and even Maniche and Mendes would have one person press a little higher.

Once the ball is conceded in the front, Porto's front court will be the first to put into the counter-attack, the double striker and Deco are very active in the counter-attack, Maniche and Mendes will retreat to the front of the back line as soon as possible, forming a back three to protect the defensive line.

With the active counter-attack in the front, every time Ajax finally brought the ball to the front, it was directly faced with Porto's two stable defensive lines.

In addition to the midfield, the two wings are also interesting, Valente on the left is more active and inserts when he has the opportunity, while Paolo Ferreira on the right is more conservative and basically stays in the backfield, which makes Porto's backfield basically have three defenders, once the ball is broken, the full-back and Carvalho will actively find the striker with long passes.

The two strikers were also very fixed, with Delley basically taking the ball and Alberto roaming around for the second spot.

Yang Yang has been in Ajax for a year and has been deeply influenced by the Ajax style, he feels that Porto's style is too conservative, but he also has to admit that this team can reach the Champions League final, and this conservative and pragmatic tactical style plays a key role.

Basically, Porto's entire tactical style was similar to what the Ajax coaching staff had predicted before the game, and in this game their pressing area was mainly concentrated in the middle line, and it was really impossible to retreat to the 30-metre zone.

This should be a conscious pressing tactic after Mourinho's in-depth analysis.

Ajax were more active, actively trying the ball behind them, and in the first 15 minutes, Ibrahimovic, Wesley Sonk and Viktor Scola were each offside.

One of the most dangerous shots of the opening kick-off came in the 21st minute, when Wesley Sonk flicked back to Van der Vaart, the Dutchman split the ball to the left, and Maxwell quickly cut in from the back row to send a left-footed cross to the back post.

Unfortunately, Ibrahimovic was unable to follow up in time with Carvalho and Jorge Costa.

Ajax then opened up two wings, and in the 29th minute, Trabelsi actively set up the side, got Victor Scola's side ball, and went straight to the bottom line with the ball.

Valente fought back, tackled Trabelsi from the flank, and gave Ajax a set-piece, while referee Nelson also gave Valente a yellow card, but Ajax's subsequent free-kick hit the wall.

It didn't take long for Porto to quickly counter-attack.

Valente inserted an attack on the left side, crossed into the penalty area after winning the ball, and was cleared by Escude's header, but Mendes took the ball on the right side and knocked it back, Ferreira crossed the penalty area diagonally at 45 degrees, Alberto stopped the ball with his back, turned and hit the goal and was blocked by Escude, and De Jong cleared the ball with a big foot.

At the last chance of the first half, Victor Scola on the right side of Ajax burst into the box and was brought down by goalkeeper Baia after receiving the ball, and the linesman had already raised the flag to signal that Viktor Scola and Ibrahimovic were both in an offside position.

The first half ended in a 0-0 draw.

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After hearing Nelson's whistle, Yang Yang quickly got up from his seat and ran quickly to the sidelines.

The players of both teams walked off the court one after another, each of them already sweating profusely and panting like a cow.

When the Ajax players passed by Yang Yang, they all took the initiative to reach out and high-five Yang Yang and other teammates on the bench, and then walked back to the players' tunnel and returned to the locker room.

Yang Yang and others continued to stay on the field to warm up.

The first half was a dull one, with neither side creating great scoring chances and both playing conservatively.

Needless to say, Porto is also interested in protecting his defense, Ronald Koeman knows very well how fragile his defense is, tonight is the Champions League final, there can be no luck, so he has been suppressing Heitinga and Escude's position, and at the same time let Van der Vaart and Sneijder also try not to press too much.

On the contrary, the two flanks played more lively, with Maxwell and Trabelsi appearing more aggressive.

From the expressions of his teammates when they left the game, Yang Yang could read the pressure on them in the first half, and the second half would be heavier.

"Maxwell told me just now that he was not going to be able to play for 20 minutes." Vermaren chuckled.

Yang Yang's eyes narrowed, "Is it so exaggerated?" ”

Vermaren shrugged, "It's too much pressure. ”

Yang Yang nodded, the pressure is like a heavy shackle, which will cause every action of the players on the field to be consumed more seriously than usual, but what Maxwell said, twenty minutes is not enough, it is more of a psychological factor.

No, he's fine for forty-five minutes.

"I really wish I could play and feel the suffocating pressure." Vermaren muttered to himself.

Yang Yang also raised his head, why shouldn't he?

It's really on the field, and facing an iron wall like Porto is also quite a headache.

Ajax not only have to think about how to break through the opponent's defense, but also have to watch out for the opponent's counterattack, both forward and backward, especially in such an important game, it can definitely make people distressed overnight.

Turning around again, turning his head, and looking at the crowded stands, Yang Yang could guess that at this moment, his parents, relatives and friends must also be watching him, although he couldn't see them, he could feel their expectations.

There are also more than 30,000 Ajax fans from the Netherlands in the stands, who must also be expecting Ajax to win.

This made Yang Yang grit his teeth again, as if he was saying to himself and to Fermaelen.

"Come on!"

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