******

All the players on the field in Valencia were stunned, and even the corner kick was done like a walking dead under the referee's reminder.

The mind remains on the 'magical left-hand post', and despite the experience of Albelda, his corner kick is still far from ideal, but even if he takes a high-quality corner, no one will be able to top it, because the players will subconsciously think that the post will keep their goal out.

Sporting Lisbon, who escaped two defeats, also realized that they had to strengthen their defence, so Valencia did not get the same great opportunity as before.

However, even if they had the chance, they would subconsciously avoid the left-hand post, which would make Ricciardo's job much easier.

After those two must-score scores, the whole game became dull as if it had lost its high-tide score.

So, time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the fortieth minute of the game.

Moutinho controlled the ball and Roshenbach stood diagonally behind him, which would ensure that Moutinho reacted in the first moments of conceding the ball and kept the ball in place, rather than giving up to Valencia to take advantage of the opportunity and play the quick counter-attack they were familiar with.

Of course, there is another reason, which is to ensure that Moutinho has a stable starting point.

Subsequently, Moutinho suddenly sent a through ball, and Rogerio, who went around the bottom line to the front of the penalty area, did not hesitate to receive the ball and hit the goal directly, but fortunately, Canizares reacted quickly and slapped the ball out of the bottom line.

A minute later, Baraja shoveled the in-form Rogerinho out of the sideline with the ball, a foul that almost led the players from both sides to a live fight, but the referee did not let things expand further, and he gave a yellow card to Baraja, who was fouled, Moutinho, who stepped forward to theorize, and Aimar, who was the first to Baraja.

In the 43rd minute, Aimar and Ailo made a delicate combination in front of the Sporting Lisbon penalty area, the latter won the ball and suddenly stuffed the ball to Ferrer who was running in the penalty area, Ferrer did not shoot at the first time after getting the ball, but stepped the ball back with the sole of his left foot, and Aimar, who followed him, kicked the ball into the stands.

In the final half minutes of legal time before the end of the first half, Sporting Lisbon played a quick counter-attack, and the Aurelio midfielder pulled Ledsen with the ball to the ground and received a yellow card.

In the end, Sporting Lisbon went into the dressing room with a 1-0 lead thanks to that goal from Rogerio.

******

After entering the locker room, Iroh and Vicente suddenly had the feeling that they were both fallen from the end of the world, the same great opportunity, the same goalpost, the same rejection.

"If you want to cry, just hug and cry together-hahaha"

Navarro turned on the tease mode again, looking at Iroh and Vicente and laughing.

Immediately, the entire locker room erupted in laughter.

Even Benetti, the nervous acting head coach, laughed.

Suddenly, the negative feelings of the team falling behind by one goal in the first half disappeared without a trace, and sometimes, the team just needs some teasing, so that the team can always keep the team in the most relaxed state.

Bang Bang Bang -

Benetti applauded when he saw that the atmosphere in the dressing room was much better.

Everyone immediately stopped laughing and looked at Benetti in tacit understanding.

'We were down by a goal in the first half, which was expected and unexpected, why? Before the game, we also expected to be one goal behind, but what we didn't expect was that our luck would be so bad, and both must-have goals in one minute were rejected by the left post of the Alvalad Stadium... This is unique in the history of the UEFA Cup, which means that we have made a history..."

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter again.

Benetti hurriedly pressed down with his arms and motioned for everyone to stop laughing.

"But... not all of us will end this game, in the first half we can create two great chances, then we can definitely create two great chances in the second half, as long as we take advantage of the chances, it will be Valencia who will win the championship!! We will surely become the first team in the history of the UEFA Cup to defend the UEFA Cup twice!! ”

As the acting head coach, Benetti can be said to be getting more and more into the role, adjusting the team's emotions at halftime is becoming more and more attentive, and the more the players listen, the more excited they become, and they seem to be eager to go out and immediately start the chase in the second half.

"The champion must be ours!"

Baraha was the first to stand up and raise his right arm!

"That's right! The champion must be ours! ”

"The champion is ours!!"

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At the same time, Sporting Lisbon's dressing room was also very pleasant, talking and laughing, Yadim was in a very good mood, although the team faced two crises in the first half, but in the end they survived, and the team was still leading at half-time, which made him very happy.

Moreover, the two crises in the first half also reminded him of the second leg of the semi-final, which was the first miracle in the history of the UEFA Cup, he is a devout Catholic, so he believes that God is always with him, and he firmly believes that it will be their Sporting Lisbon who will win this season!

"Guys, I am very satisfied with the first half, but we must not relax in the second half, after the opening, we must first stabilize our position, do not panic, and wait for about fifteen minutes to watch the game, I believe that Valencia will definitely show its feet, we can take advantage of the victory to chase, and score one or more goals, in short, we can score as many as we can, and we must win the final championship!!"

The more Yadim spoke, the more excited he became, and he fanned the feelings of the eleven starters in front of him like a demagogue.

"The champion is us!"

"We will be champions!!

"Yes, we're going to be champions!"

・・・・・・

******

The fifteen-minute halftime break passed quickly, and when Iroh walked out of the players' tunnel, he took a special look at the Bertoni trophy again, and was about to touch the trophy when he was blocked by Aimar behind him!

"Are you crazy? Touching trophies before a race is a no-no!! ”

Aimar was quick with his eyes, and when he saw that Iroh was about to touch the trophy, he hurriedly blocked it.

"All I can say is that you're so superstitious..."

Iroh pouted.

"Go, go, I'm the one who wants to win the championship!"

"Hey, hey, I want to win the championship too!"

"Then let's do it together! The championship will definitely belong to us!! ”

・・・・・・

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and in the second minute of the opening game, Sporting Lisbon striker Ledson accidentally hit his foot when he landed on the ground when he was fighting for a corner kick with Navarro, but fortunately, after being checked by the team doctor, there was no major problem.

After the opening kick-off, Sporting Lisbon's players clearly didn't get into the same rhythm as they did at the start of the second half, as evidenced by Ledson's landing on the ground in a corner.

In the 50th minute, Miguel García had to pass the ball back to goalkeeper Ricardo under the pressure of Airo, and the latter was pressed forward by Ferrer, and for a moment it turned out to be a return pass from his teammate, receiving the ball on the right side of the penalty area.

Ferrer excitedly raised his right arm to signal a foul on goalkeeper Ricardo in the box.

It was then that Ricciardo realised that he had made a very low-level mistake and held the defender's return pass with his hand, but he reacted quickly enough to put the ball down almost as soon as Ferrer turned to appeal to the referee.

However, this time he did not escape the referee's discerning eyes.

Beep!!

The referee blew the whistle decisively.

Ricardo also knew that he had made a mistake and did not complain, but arranged for his teammates to come back and line up the wall, but fortunately, the place where he made the mistake this time was close to the bottom line, so there was no direct threat.

Albelda then knocked the ball back and Baraja volleyed from fifteen yards out, and the ball hit Roshenbach's body and bounced off the line.

******

In the 62nd minute, Valencia made a change, with Marchena replacing Baraja, who was already burdened with a yellow card and a warning, to maintain the hardness of the central defence.

After Marchena, who was rich and white, came on the field, Valencia's waist pole suddenly hardened, and the defensive hardness came up, and the opportunities to attack naturally increased.

In the sixth minute after Marchena came on the field, that is, in the sixty-eighth minute of the game, Marchena successfully counter-robbed Rogerio in the front court, and quickly passed the ball to Albelda, who was ready to return to the defense, who received the ball and completed a turn, and at the same time passed the ball out, because he saw that there were already opposing players rushing up, and their faces were hideous, obviously preparing to use foul tactics.

Professional players know that being cut off at the back is a very dangerous signal, so just after conceding the ball, Roshenbach, who is in charge of the defensive end, naturally bears the brunt of this villain, of course, he himself who is closest to Albelda is duty-bound.

However, he was still half a beat late for the foul, and Albelda had already poked the ball out, because it was too hasty, and the pass was not accurate, so Iroh needed to turn around and compete with Miguel García, who reacted.

Iroh and Miguel García are both about the same distance from football, but who can touch the ball earlier will depend on which of them starts faster and has more explosiveness.

However, as Valencia's number one fast horse, Airo naturally had the advantage in this regard, and with a five-metre distance, Miguel Garcia knew that he would not be able to get possession of the ball, so he made a very clever choice to make a foul.

And Iro, who was only focused on football, didn't notice that Miguel García, who started at the same time as him, was not rushing at the football but at himself, so when he first touched the football, he also kicked the foot of Miguel García, who fell to the ground and fouled.

Iro, who fell to the ground, jumped up from the turf as soon as possible, raised his arms to the referee, and complained.

Beep!!

The referee blew the whistle and ran towards the fouling Miguel García, who also showed him a yellow card.

Miguel García did not protest against the decision, but stepped back and listened to Ricardo's arrangement to arrange the wall.

Valencia won a free-kick in front of goal about 30 yards out.

'It's an opportunity for Valencia, Albelda and Aimar are both experts at free-kicks and have had a lot of direct free-kick scores, huh? Ai also ran up, as if discussing something with the two of them, so - who will kick this free kick? ”

ps: Ask for a ticket - Anyway, this guy is refreshed every day, kneel and beg -!