Although Porto won the first title in the club's history in 1987 by beating Bayern Munich 2:1 in the Champions League final, Porto has long since lost its glory due to the impact of the Bosman Act. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

For the Portuguese Super League giants at this time, being able to reach the knockout round of the Champions League is a major event for the team.

Although they had already won the quadrant last season under manager Jose Mourinho, including the UEFA Cup, there was a large proportion of even Porto fans who had little hope of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League ahead of this season's Champions League fixtures.

However, it was in this situation that their young coach, who had already made a name for himself in European football, managed to enter the round of 16 of this season's Champions League with an excellent record of beating French giants Marseille and Serbian Super League team Guerrilla El in Group F, beating French giants Marseille and Serbian Super League team Guerrilla Bale.

Due to the reform of the competition system in the Champions League this season under the protests of the European giants, there is no longer a need to play two groups of group stages, and the two-by-two knockout system will be directly carried out in the round of 16, so Porto has directly entered the Champions League knockout round, which has made Porto fans a crazy surprise.

Although the draw for the knockout round of 16 was widely regarded as an unfortunate draw for the Red Devils Manchester United, it was a bit of a disappointment for Porto fans who were hoping that the team would be able to go further.

But in the knockout round of the Champions League, the showdown against the world's top giants Manchester United, is already a big event enough to excite the local Porto and even the whole Portuguese fans. Even if they themselves think the chances of Porto beating Manchester United any further step are too slim, it will not stop them from fanciing for the first leg of Porto's last-16 tie at Porto's home stadium, the Dragons.

This can be seen from the moment the matchup between Manchester United and Porto was just drawn, and the tickets for the first leg on the official website of the Porto club were snapped up by the crazy Porto and even Portuguese fans. To this day, tickets for this event have even sold for thousands of euros on the scalpers and the black market, which shows the frenzy.

Since it is a major event with such a hot attention, it naturally needs a big battle. I don't know how many years I haven't personally participated in the Champions League, the world's most watched football event, this time I finally took the initiative to participate, not just ordinary bystanders, or at best, the Portuguese media cheered for the teams of Portuguese football superstars such as Rui Costa and Figo, and this time it was as excited as if they were beaten with blood.

When the plane of the whole Manchester United team landed at the Porto stadium, when Li Lei and the others walked out of the airport gate, what was waiting for them was not only the people who were waiting here early or the team on the trip, or the local Manchester United fans and local media reporters in Porto, but almost all the media who could be named in Portugal were eagerly waiting here.

Therefore, when the whole Manchester United team walked out of the airport gate, it is easy to imagine what kind of frenzied greeting scene greeted them. For a while, the Manchester United players even thought that they were waiting for them to play a commercial friendly game abroad somewhere else, rather than a crucial Champions League knockout match.

This is because almost the whole world, including Portugal and even Porto itself, is not very optimistic that Porto can go one step further than the Red Devils Manchester United, so the media in Portugal and Porto came here today without any trouble to hold any hostile feelings, whether it is the question asked or the attitude is friendly, and even a little admiration and compliment Manchester United, which naturally makes the Manchester United players feel as if they have come to some fan meeting.

Although the Manchester United players will not be interviewed by the media due to Ferguson's order before getting off the plane, leaving all questions to the boss to answer and deal with, in any case, the warm and friendly welcome atmosphere at the scene made the Manchester United players, who were originally in a bad mood and lifeless along the way, smile lightly and happily, and each one of them seemed to be stars who had come to meet their fans.

Among them, Vanney, Giggs, Scholes and Keane, who have long been famous all over the world, have naturally received the most containment and attention. As the heir to the new No. 7 in Manchester United, Ronaldo has also been treated almost no less than these big brothers and bigwigs in the team because he came to fight at home.

In comparison, Li Lei, the "goalkeeper star" who has gained the most popularity and fans in Manchester and England among Manchester United's young players, has become the most neglected one in the Manchester United team at the moment.

Although his name has spread all over the European continent with his unexpected behavior on the pitch again and again, even if he has a thin reputation, Portugal is not unaware of it, but for Li Lei, a player who can't play in this game, the Portuguese media really don't bother to interview him.

However, Li Lei himself didn't care much about this kind of cold reception, but was a little complacent. However, when he was the first to pass through the crowded crowd and get on the team bus that had been waiting in the airport for a long time, he couldn't help but frown when he looked out the window at the bustling scene.

It's not dissatisfaction, it's uneasiness, and he always feels that his United team-mates are not in the right mental state. If the Manchester United players before getting on the plane looked a little demoralized and in poor spirits, but in his eyes, at least they had that nervous attitude of preparing for the big game, but now their spirits are relaxed, but Li Lei feels that he is too relaxed, and the happy and smiling looks are not like they are here to play, but like they are here to have a fan meeting and travel.

He instinctively felt a little uneasy about this, hoping that he was thinking too much.

At this moment, Li Lei's eyes looking out the window at the lively scene already carried a touch of imperceptible worry and uneasiness.

What Li Lei didn't know was that at this very moment, in the training base in Porto, a person who was watching the news broadcast of Manchester United's arrival in Porto had the same idea as him.

It's just that, unlike his worries, this person's eyes are now unconcealed smugness, disdain, and schadenfreude, as if he saw his opponent stepping into an unexpected trap and the fisherman benefited.

This person is the decorated young marshal of Porto's fame today - Mourinho.

At this moment, there is also an acquaintance of Li Lei, that is, his agent, who is also Mourinho's Mendes.

Looking at the unconcealable look on Mourinho's face, Mendes couldn't help but laugh and said, "Jose, are you so happy to see your opponent?" ”

Mourinho decisively shook his head in denial and replied: "No, what makes me happy is not that I saw an opponent, but that I saw an opponent who must be defeated." ”

If an outsider stands at this moment, he is afraid to be stunned when he hears Mourinho's words, is this Porto manager crazy, the game has not started yet, he dares to say that Manchester United will lose?! He must be crazy!!

However, as the only person who heard Mourinho's words, Mendes was not only not surprised, but also smiled with a sense of appreciation, and said: "Then, I wish you success." ”

"No, I wish us success!" Mourinho shook his head again decisively and replied.

With that, he turned his head and didn't look at Mendez again, but looked directly at the broadcast screen on the TV screen at the moment, as if there was some treasure on it that could attract him.

His eyes were blazing, like the eyes of a hungry wolf.

Bright!

It's scary!!

It's too bright to look at!!