28. The smell of gunpowder before the game

The story between the two was reported by these good guys, and other media and fans were very interested in this matter, and many reporters began to interview Qiu Ze and Quaresma, for the opponent's opinion, let them tell them which of the two of them is stronger?

Now wherever they go, they are asked such questions, which makes them very irritated, because the question they want to hear is the last thing they want to hear.

Qiu Ze and Quaresma had a very good relationship before, and the two were teammates in the national team. When asked such a question, both of them were unhappy, and they seemed to agree not to answer these boring questions, for them, now is just to be ready for the next game.

Facing last season's Champions League runners-up, Porto have no fear. They don't feel like it's a tough thing for them. After all, Porto have not tasted defeat in their last nine matches against English teams, including Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool.

So, the Porto are not at all worried about this game and they seem to have found a way to deal with the English side. They are also very satisfied with this grouping, in their opinion, the first place in this group is already theirs, and Liverpool and others will go to grab the second.

In the eyes of England fans, it is really arrogant for the Porto to think so. However, Porto fans believe that this is very normal and they are confident of winning against Liverpool.

Liverpool's last time against the Portuguese side was bitter, when they were beaten home and away by Benfica as the defending champions in the 05-06 season. At the time, it was a big blow to Liverpool, who were aiming to defend their title at the time, and at that time, they hated the Portuguese team to death.

And Liverpool's players also believe that it is not really a gap between Liverpool and Portuguese teams. In their opinion, the Portuguese team is really not a threat to Liverpool, so they are full of confidence now.

Moreover, Liverpool's main players were generally rested in the last round, and according to Benitez's habit, many players who started in the 0-0 draw with Portsmouth may only be substitutes in this round of the Champions League.

Crouch and Volonin, who started last game, are likely to hand over their starting positions to Torres and Kuyt against Porto, and the hard-working Ukrainian has no complaints, but the high-ranking striker, who was last season's top scorer and could not guarantee a place in the main team, is quite aggrieved.

But before the game, Crouch was also positive, making it clear that he would only impress the manager with positive training while taking as many opportunities as possible in the games he played.

In an interview with reporters, Benitez did not believe that his rotation system was a factor that caused the points lost in the last round of the league, which can be said to be both defending Crouch and implying that everyone must accept rotation.

At this time, some people also asked Dao Benitez, that is, Qiu Ze, who was injured in the national team, will appear in the starting lineup of this game? Benitez did not answer positively: "It depends on Chris's recovery and condition." ”

When they got this answer, these reporters obviously disagreed with this answer, and they thought that Benitez was doing tai chi. Now who is powerful Qiu Ze and Quaresma is very fierce, if Qiu Ze doesn't play in this game, it will be disappointing.

It's a pity that no matter how hard the reporters pry, the Liverpudlians don't say that they are killed. At this time, Qiu Ze went to Porto, which was of course discovered by the media reporters, and they understood that Qiu Ze must be playing, otherwise, this guy should go to Liverpool.

So everyone is looking forward to this game even more, waiting for the start of this game, and the fans of Porto can't wait.

This is not the first time the two teams have met at Porto, having met once in the 2000-2001 UEFA Cup, when Liverpool won 2-0 away. However, Porto are currently at the top of the table with four wins in the Portuguese Super League, and will not be easily disarmed at home.

For Liverpool, a group stage away to challenge a strong rival may not be the best start, but Marseille and Besiktas are far inferior to Liverpool, as long as the Reds can get away from the away game, the qualification situation will be very clear, plus the attack group led by Torres and Gerrard is powerful, Liverpool are not afraid of opponents.

Liverpool are very confident in this game and are confident that they will use a win to get their Champions League season off to a good start.

Fernando Torres, the golden boy from Spain, is also very confident, and at the same time, he is also full of anticipation for this match. This match has a special meaning for Fernando 61 Torres, and it is very memorable.

Golden boy Fernando 61 Torres spent 12 years at Atletico Madrid, and in 2000 he played for Atletico Madrid at the age of 16, but in seven seasons, Torres has failed to qualify for the Champions League despite 214 La Liga appearances and 82 goals.

Now, for the Reds' 23-year-old striker Fernando Torres, his dream can finally come true tonight, but the Champions League opener is a big one. Captain Steven Gerrard has not yet recovered from a toe injury and will be playing with an injury, so Liverpool's goalscoring responsibilities will be more on Fernando 61 Torres.

Fernando 61 Torres is very confident in this, and in his pre-match interview with the media, he said: "For this game, I have been preparing for more than ten years, I am fully prepared, you just watch me score on the stage of the Champions League. ”

Originally, Fernando 61 Torres could have fulfilled his Champions League dream before the season, but he personally revealed that he had turned down invitations from Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea, and only wanted to play for Atletico Madrid.

Now that the golden boy has joined the Reds and is finally in front of the Champions League, he is also very excited, Fernando 61 Torres said in an interview with Liverpool's official website: "Every player dreams of playing in the Champions League and playing against those great players. I'm not here for the money, I'm here to take on the challenge and there's an opportunity to get more honours and I'm sure I can help Liverpool win trophies. Now I have that opportunity and I want to contribute more goals to the team. ”

For the Spanish golden boy, Porto still has something to consider. Because Spain's golden boy is very advantageous in terms of speed, his impact on the front line is a headache for Porto. For the Porto side, it seems that they are letting their captain Emmanuel take on the heavy lift.

However, Fernando 61 Torres has no Champions League experience but has been playing for the Spanish national team for many years (43 appearances and 15 goals), and it will not be so easy for Emmanuel to keep an eye on Torres.

Therefore, Porto is still very jealous of Fernando 61 Torres. Moreover, their fear of Fernando 61 Torres is more than Qiu Ze. In their opinion, Qiu Ze is easier to deal with, and Fernando 61 Torres is even more difficult to deal with.

Porto's head coach Pacos Ferreira explains: "We already know Chris on a deep level. He came out of us, and we know all about his characteristics and everything. And we have a way to deal with him. ”

"For us, Chris is better to deal with. Spain's Fernando 61 Torres were a bit tougher to deal with. His impact up front will cause us a lot of problems. "Of course, that doesn't mean we Porto will lose. We're confident for this game and we've got Quaresma. ”

In Ferreira's mind, Quaresma is a very strong player, and as long as this player is around, they will win against all opponents. So, this is the most important reason why Ferreira Weishenme wants to keep Quaresma.

And in Ferreira's heart, he has always had a desire to lead Porto to win another UEFA Champions League title like Jose 61 Mourinho. This is also Ferreira's promise to Quaresma, if Porto do not win the Champions League this season, then next season, he Ferreira will no longer block Quaresma's transfer.

Therefore, Porto are very confident now, even if they face any opponent, they will not be afraid, because in their hearts, they are already a Champions League champion-level team, and they are really not afraid of a team like Liverpool.

In this game, Porto's goal is to get all three points at home, of course, more Haode is to get more goal difference, one game to destroy Liverpool's confidence, then it will be easier for them to qualify for the top spot in the group.

In his pre-match press conference, Porto coach Pacos Ferreira did not hide his goal for the game, saying this: "In this game, we have only one goal, and that is to win. We're going to start with this game and lay a solid foundation for our group progression, we're well prepared for this game and I'm confident that my players will be able to achieve what we set before the game! ”

Porto coach Ferreira's speech naturally caused dissatisfaction among very journalists, especially England journalists, in their opinion, Porto want to win against Liverpool, which is undoubtedly a fool's dream, and the Porto people are too arrogant.

Liverpool's head coach Benitez couldn't help frowning when he heard Porto coach Ferreira's words, this Porto manager was too arrogant and didn't even take Liverpool in his eyes.

Benitez, who was sitting next to him, pouted and said, "We didn't come to Porto hoping for a draw, we had to win as we did last season in PSV Eindhoven. If you qualify, some people say that 10 points is enough. Thirty I think we need 12 points to secure qualification, I think we need to win all three at home and one more away game. We need to qualify early in the group stage and not wait until the zuihou moment like in previous seasons."

Although Benitez did not say the match against Porto directly, everyone can see that Benitez means that they must win against Porto. You see what he means, 12 points, three home games to win, and then one away game to win.

Moreover, the latter guy is in the sea, he doesn't want to appear like in previous seasons, they want to qualify early, which means that it is not clear, that is to win this first game against Porto.

As for what this guy never said Porto, why did they take Porto to heart, Porto is not worth mentioning for them Liverpool.