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The final of the 04-05 UEFA Cup season has not yet begun, but the players of the two teams took the lead in standing up and fighting a war of words in the air.

The day before the game, Ricardo, the vice-captain of the team of Sporting Lisbon who has the advantage of home stadium, was faced with questions from the news media, and he said with his teeth and claws: "I don't care how that Chinese kid is in La Liga, but please make him clear about the fact, this is the final of the UEFA Cup, not the ordinary La Liga can be compared, he wants to score?" Buddy! No international jokes! Do you think he can score goals with 'San Ricardo'? ”

After hearing Ricardo's controversial answer, the Spanish reporters were upset, and one of them stood up and muttered: "Looks like someone has conceded a lot of goals in the Portuguese Super League..."

The Spanish reporter's words immediately made Ricardo angry, and he pointed at the reporter and said: "Then let's wait and see, I will definitely not let that Chinese kid score even a single goal!" ”

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Afterwards, the Valencia club's hotel was surrounded by reporters, and as the day's training was over, the players also took the bus back to the hotel.

When the Valencian team returned to the hotel, the reporters who had been waiting for a long time almost danced with excitement, and in the blink of an eye, they were surrounded by them.

As the protagonist of the "goal goal", Iroh naturally became the focus of attention of media reporters, and this group of reporters surrounded Ailo tacitly as if they had made an appointment.

"Sporting Lisbon's vice-captain Ricardo has already released his words, saying... Don't you want to score goals in tomorrow's final...

Ricardo also said that the winner of this season's UEFA Cup must be Sporting Lisbon.

"He even advised you to go back to China early to play table tennis."

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When the competition is approaching, the greatest pleasure of the news media is to provoke the smell of gunpowder on both sides of the competition, only in this way can they have something to write, something to write about in order to have income, income to support their families, and to promote the development of national conscience...

What a group of well-intentioned journalists.

The virtues of the journalists, of course, are well known to Iro, so he only believes half of it at most, but for the sake of the momentum of the team, he also has to respond, "I don't know where he (Ricardo) got his courage, but I admire his imagination very much, and paranoia, the championship will always belong to us Valencia!" ”

When the local reporters in Spain heard Arlo say this, they all secretly gave him a thumbs up, which was completely imposing! Overwhelming momentum!! Before the game started, it was already leaking domineering...

And in yesterday's warm-up game, Iroh once again staged a five-goal show in the half, and the reporters have already figured out how to write the headline of tomorrow's newspaper...

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On the day of the match, the Alvalad Stadium in Lisbon began to see fans enter the stadium three hours before the start of the game, and by two hours before the start of the game, it was already packed.

Naturally, Sporting Lisbon fans have the majority, about 30,000 people, filling the two main stands in the north and south respectively.

There were also a lot of fans from neighboring Valencia, Spain, who should have come with nearly 20,000 people, which is 10,000 less than the home team's fans.

The entire Alvalad Stadium is divided into two large sections, with Sporting Lisbon fans wearing their traditional green and white striped jerseys, while Valencia fans wear their traditional white jerseys.

However, it is interesting that at the ceremony of the home-and-away draw between the two sides of the game, Valencia, who theoretically belongs to the away team, actually drew the home draw, while Sporting Lisbon, which was the home team, drew the away draw.

So when the players from both sides warmed up and entered the field, the home fans in the stands wearing green and white horizontal jerseys were subconsciously stunned.

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With an hour to go before the start of the game, players from both sides began to warm up on the pitch, and the Alvalad Stadium was now completely packed, with the home team Sporting Lisbon fans singing the Sporting Lisbon anthem under the leadership of their respective leaders.

With more than half an hour to go, the home fans in the stands looked more and more excited, as if they couldn't wait for the game to start.

Shhh

The home fans near the warm-up area of the away Valencia players began to shout shrill boos, especially when Iello touched the ball, which spread throughout the Alvalad Stadium.

It seems that the local media hype in Portugal is still very useful, because there is no shortage of people in this world who see the wind and rudder, sometimes they believe what the media says, not to mention those extreme fans, who are simply using their lives to protect the reputation of the team they support.

"Chinese, go back to your country! This is not the place for you! ”

"Alvalad Stadium Chinese and dogs are not allowed!"

"If you dare to score at Alvalad, I swear I'll break your dog's leg!"

"Hahaha-look, that kid is cowardly-"

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Accompanied by boos and insults from the stands, one of Elo's shots accidentally hit the stands, which drew another deafening boo.

"Damn, there's a piece of turf missing here!"

After Iroh finished shooting, he stepped on the place where the football had just been placed, and said at the same time.

The home team fans in the stands think that this is their efforts in exchange for results, they have decided that after the start of the game, they must be hard, hard to boo that Chinese, the best boo he does not have the courage to dribble!

They are convinced that no one can play steadily in this atmosphere, and some Sporting Lisbon fans have even hoped that Iello will take the initiative to pass the ball back to their 'San Ricardo' under their boo...

Finally, see Sporting Lisbon reach the top of Europe...

It's a little exciting to think about.

So, they began to shush Eloh even harder...

However, Iroh was unfazed by them and was in excellent form, with several long-range shots from 30 yards out almost breaking the back of the net for Canizares.

However, Valencia's acting head coach Benetti was a little nervous, after all, this was the first time in his coaching career that he stood on the pitch as a manager, and it was inevitable that he would think too much.

As long as he heard the boos in the stands, his body would always shake slightly, and in order to avoid others from finding out and laughing at him, he returned to the locker room twenty minutes early.

And just like that, with boos and cheers from the stands, a quarter of an hour later, the Valencia players finished their warm-up and returned to the dressing room together.

Of course, before the passage back to the dressing room, there was a boo from the fans of Sporting Lisbon at home.

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The starting eleven were giggling as they returned to the dressing room, not taking the boos from the home fans to heart.

It's just that after entering the locker room, seeing that the acting head coach Benetti had prepared everything, he subconsciously closed his mouth and tacitly surrounded Benetti in the middle, waiting for his arrangement.

Seeing that everyone had gathered around, Benetti took a deep breath, calmed down his nervousness, and began to talk about the tactical play of the game.

"Sporting Lisbon's tactics we have analyzed very thoroughly before the game, I won't say much here, but we still have a good news before the game, Sporting Lisbon's main striker Pinilla was injured in the warm-up, it can be said that their attack power will drop a lot in this game, but - after all, the opponent has the advantage of the home field, this is the field where they have fought, every piece of turf they know very well, this is our disadvantage, but - we also have our advantages, Because we have a secret weapon that can't stop scoring goals..."

Benetti stopped abruptly and turned his gaze to Iroh.

At the same time, everyone also tacitly turned their attention to Ello.

"Uh-that's my shortcoming..."

Iroh really couldn't stand everyone's attention.

Hahaha――

Suddenly, Iroh's words caused his teammates to burst into laughter, and because of the fact that the game was down, the nervousness was also released.

After everyone finished laughing, Benetti continued, "However, I guess the other side also knows our secret weapon - their marking of Ai must be indispensable," Speaking of which, he looked at Albelda, "Pay more attention to the right side of Gillen when passing the ball, compared to Ai's defense, that side will definitely be a little less..."

Albelda nodded.

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At the same time, Sporting Lisbon coach Yadim is also seizing the last time to prepare for the team, after talking about the tactical treatment, he began to guide the mentality of the players, first he looked at the goalkeeper Ricardo, "Ricardo, I believe you can definitely keep the goal open, right?" ”

Suddenly asked by the head coach, Ricardo subconsciously replied, "Uh-yes! ”

Yadim's brows immediately tightened, Ricardo must have been distracted when he explained the tactics just now, although he is a goalkeeper and does not need to know too much about tactics, but his approach shows that he has no respect for himself, and his attitude towards the game is very bad.

Yadim snorted coldly and continued: "This game is the last game of the UEFA Cup this season, don't put too much pressure on everyone, believe that God is with us, remember the second leg against AZ Alkmaar?" Our miraculous comeback, our way to the final, and with God, what is there to worry about? ”

Miguel Garcia, the defender who scored the crucial goal in that game, subconsciously clenched his fists, and the other players also clenched their fists at the same time, as if that game happened yesterday.

Yadim looked at the eighteen-year-old Moutinho this time and said, "Joao—"

The latter subconsciously raised his head to look at the manager......

"I'm a genius, and your talent is unmatched, so -- the offensive tandem of this game is up to you -- you're the best..."

Moutinho was so blatantly praised by the manager, secretly grateful to Yadim, and at the same time secretly clenched his fists, eager for the game to come.

"Fabio, don't you want to keep proving that Barcelona made a mistake by giving you up? This game is your best stage, so—"

Yadim looked at Roshenbach this time, and it seemed that he was ready to cheer him up one by one......

"I see, Coach."

Although Roshenbach's answer was very light, he was very fanatical in his heart, he was a person who refused to admit defeat, and his fists clenched again...

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