Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Weak
In fact, Momo's feeling is not wrong, Monaco is actually at a psychological disadvantage, first of all, Monaco is not recognized by the French people (I won't say much about details), after all, Monaco is not strictly speaking of France, it is a paradise for tax evasion. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
And Deschamps, in fact, to be honest, was very surprised to be able to go so far in the Champions League, until later generations Deschamps couldn't help but sigh when he thought about this step, he never thought that he could go that far.
Just like someone said that the Chinese team is afraid of South Korea, in fact, Monaco also has such a problem, afraid of strength and lack of confidence.
In the original history, the 03-04 season final, the suspense was lost before the game, betting and fans were overwhelmingly optimistic about Porto, and coach Deschamps himself admitted that Monaco's strength and Porto were not at the same level at all.
[Deschamps: The opponent is indeed far stronger and we have a feeling of defeat called convincing, perhaps the Monaco who lost by three goals is in such a mood, at least in the eyes of Deschamps, proud to Schalke staged a complete defeat. 'Porto and Monaco are not in the same class and although I was disappointed with the result, I have to say that the victory was justified. Before the game, almost no one was optimistic about Monaco's upset, and the final 0-3 defeat (the most disparity in the final in the past decade) was really a passing scene.
Even after Monaco's defeat in the future, how did the French media cover this game? It stands to reason that they should be saddened that Monaco could not become the second French team to win the Champions League, but what about the facts?
French newspaper Le Corpus: Porto without mercy
Realistic Porto beat Monaco 3-0 today, with goals from Alberto, Deco and Alenichev helping the Portuguese club to a second Champions League title, the only three chances Porto have created in the competition. After Marseille, Monaco lost the chance to win the Champions League for France again.
French sport: Monaco's dream shattered
Monaco could not become the second French team to win the Champions League. After the departure of the team, the Principality team was overshadowed by the quality of the opposition (solid defence, excellent attack), and as a result, Porto won 3-0 in the final. It was Porto's second Champions League title since 1987 and Jose Mourinho proved his managerial skills with the game. For Monaco, the defeat was a sign of difficulties for next season.
Luxembourg Radio and Television: Porto is stronger than Monaco
An even better team wins the Champions League: Porto. Stubborn defence and incisive counter-attacks saw Porto beat Monaco by three goals in the Champions League final, leaving the French club out of the title of major European champions after Marseille won the Champions League in 1993. Porto won the trophy in 1987 became the first team since Liverpool (1976 and 1977) to win the UEFA Cup the previous year and then the Champions League.
France Télévision: Monaco is empty-handed
Monaco suffered a 3-0 defeat to Porto in the UEFA Champions League final in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, and they missed out on winning this season's Champions League. After Giuli went off, Monaco were unable to find the back of the net in the face of an airtight defence, and in the end they were unable to win the final trophy of the season. Porto have won the Champions League for the first time since 1987.
Monaco is famous, Momo is sure, but it is definitely not a good reputation, but as a disgrace, and Deschamps in the original history has tried to smoke it.
"Champions Cup finals are often not spectacle." Monaco coach Didier Deschamps, who has played in the Champions League final five times as a player, is well aware of this. But this year's Champions Cup was different. Although Porto had just lost to Benfica in the Portuguese Cup, they gave their fans a thrilling battle in the Champions League final on 26 May, beating Monaco 3-0 to win the trophy for the second time since 1987.
Like Valencia, they won the league and European titles, and became the first team to win the UEFA Cup and Champions Cup in successive years in 1976 and 1977.
In order to concentrate on preparing for the game, after the league match with Bordeaux on the 21st, Monaco left for Germany with the whole team. After Reims (1956, 1959), Saint-Etienne (1976) and Marseille (1991, 1993), Monaco and its players were in for more than just a Champions League final, as it could be their last time for most of the team's main players. With the departure of Didier Deschamps becoming clearer, key players such as Gyuli, Roten and Roundup have already begun transfer talks. "It's the game of my life!" Defender Giwe said frankly.
Nine players in Porto's starting line-up played in last year's UEFA Cup final, with Mendes and Alberto replacing Kapshu and Alenichev. One player from each side has played for each other: Ibarra is on loan at Monaco from Porto, while Costinha played for Monaco before landing in Portugal in 2001.
Giuli's two insertions in the second and third minutes sounded the clarion call for the Monaco to attack. But in the first 20 minutes, there were no good attacking opportunities for either side as a whole. In the 23rd minute, Gyuli went off injured and Pulshaw came on as a replacement, and Deschamps's established tactics were completely disrupted. Without Giuli, the defensive focus of Porto's midfield can be fully focused on the active Roten. In the 29th minute, Porto defender Valente was shown a yellow card for a foul, ending the cautious trial between the two sides. In the next two minutes, the Porto man won two corners in quick succession, but neither of them posed a threat.
In the 39th minute, Porto crossed 45 degrees from the right, Carlos Alberto failed to stop the ball under the marking of two Monaco defenders, but the ball was just blocked by Monaco defender Zikos back into his control, Alberto volleyed with his right foot, and the ball flew into the left side of the goal. After scoring his first goal in the Champions League, the 19-year-old became the third-youngest goalscorer in the history of the Champions League final. Alberto, who was excited, took off his clothes to celebrate and was shown a yellow card. Alberto only moved to Porto from Fluminense, Brazil, in January.
At half-time, Monaco had a slight advantage in possession of 52 per cent, but both sides had just three shots on goal in the first half.
Monaco opened the second half with Porto for a long time, but did not pose a substantial threat. In the 74th minute, Deco counterattacked the back and dribbled the ball to the front and distributed it to Alenichev on the left, Alenichev took two steps and passed back to the unguarded Deco in the middle, Deco took two steps and swept with his right foot, and the ball went straight into the bottom right corner of the goal.
In the 75th minute, Delle dribbled the ball on the left side with the instep of his right foot, and the ball bounced to the feet of Squeiraci and Alenichev, who calmly scored from a small angle in the face of Roma to rewrite the score to 3-0. In last year's UEFA Cup final, Alenichev also scored one goal. The desperate Monegasque began to move big. In the 79th minute, Baya was hit by Squeiraci and fell to the ground, and the game was interrupted. In the 83rd minute, Baya was kicked in the knee again by Ibarra and fell to the ground.
Throughout the game, the Monacos had a clear advantage in time on the ball, but the Porto were far superior in efficiency. Didier Deschamps' dream of becoming the youngest coach to win the Champions League was shattered. Monaco defender Patrice Evra had tears in his eyes: "It's cruel, it's unacceptable, it's just unbearable." ”
While Porto captain Baya began to celebrate the victory after receiving the trophy from UEFA president Boris Johnson, Mourinho stepped off the podium alone, took the medal from his neck and carried it in his arms, and walked straight into the lounge...... Perhaps a ??? for the weak (To be continued.) )