The 65,000-capacity Stadium of Light in Lisbon was packed.

In addition to the large number of Benfica fans pouring in to cheer for the home team, what is surprising is that in the away team's fan area in the stands, there are actually several Sporting Portugal fans cheering phalanx.

It's not that Portuguese sports fans are convinced, it's because the enemy of the enemy is the friend!

Since the Portuguese sporting fiasco two weeks ago, Lisbon City's name-calling battle has not stopped.

Who knows how the fans of Sporting de Portugal have survived these two weeks!

If you paraphrase the words of Xiao Ma in "The True Color of Heroes", it is: "I waited for two weeks!" I'm just waiting for an opportunity! Not trying to prove how great Portuguese sport is! It's about telling the Benfica people that you have to lose the team we can't win! ”

People fight for a breath, and Buddha fights for a stick of incense! In Lisbon City, the eldest brother should not laugh at the second brother, no one is better than the other! So, come on Maritimo! Kill Benfica!

However, at the moment, Benfica's strength is far superior to that of their rivals.

Benfica, founded in 1904, is a multi-sport club with a focus on football. The team's nickname is "The Eagle", not only is the team emblem embroidered with an eagle ready to fly, but there is even an eagle as a mascot in the club.

Benfica have a much more illustrious resume than their city rivals. 36 Portuguese top league titles, 24 Portuguese Cups, and 2 European Cups!

Benfica are only the second club in history to win the European Cup, having reached the Champions League final seven times behind Real Madrid, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Juventus.

Famous stars in the history of the team include Eusebio, Rui. Costa, Nuno. Gomez......

However, Benfica fell under the famous "Guzmán" curse in the 60s of the last century and have never won the continental championship again.

Bela Guzmán, the Hungarian coach, is one of the great coaches that will go down in the history of world football, and he created the 4-2-4 formation that helped the Samba Army win the 1958 World Cup. Guzman's peak years were spent at Benfica, and in 1961 and 1962, the "Eagles" defeated Barcelona and Real Madrid in succession to win the Champions League, becoming the first team in history to break the monopoly of Real Madrid with five consecutive titles.

In 1962, after leading the team to defeat Real Madrid led by superstars such as Di Stefano and Puskas in the Champions League final, Guzmán asked Benfica's board of directors for a salary increase, but was refused.

In a fit of rage, the Hungarian hung up his seal and parted with a "vicious curse": "From now on, Benfica will not win the European Championship in 100 years (NotinahundredyearsfromnowwillBenficaeverwinaEuropeanCup)!" ”

Guzmán is worthy of being a master, and he even said that since 1962, Benfica has really never won any European championships! You know, they have reached the Champions League/Europa League final eight times during this period, and they have lost all of them.

Before the 1989-1990 Champions League final, in order to remove the curse, the legendary Portuguese star Eusebio made a special trip to the tomb of his teacher to pay respects, but he still failed to remove the curse and lost to AC Milan in the final.

And not only the senior team, but also the youth team was not spared.

In the 2013-2014 season and the 2016-2017 season, Benfica's youth team reached the UEFA Youth League final twice, but also lost to Barcelona and Red Bull Salzburg respectively.

It seems that the curse of Old Man Guzmán continues, and it is estimated that Benfica will not think about the European championship in the next 40 years!

Although the "Guzman curse" has some idealistic overtones, Benfica's style of doing things can be seen. In order to save a little money, he did not give the meritorious coach a raise, which led to his negative departure. It's no wonder that their coaches and fans will seize the opportunity of the crushing defeat of their rivals in the same city and pour salt on their wounds!

In order to play this game well, Benfica hid some of the main players in the last round, but in this round, they sent a 4-4-2 full main lineup.

Goalkeeper: 99 - Vlahodimos

Defenders: 3 - Grimaldo, 97 - Francisco Ferrer, 6 - Ruben Dias, 84 - Tomás Tavares

Midfielders: 11-Franco Sever, 22-Samaris, 49-Tarabut, 21-Pizzi

Forwards: 19-Ziquinho, 95-Vinicius

This lineup can be good at offense and defense. Among them, the core of the midfield, Portugal international Pizzi, contributed a big double-double of "30 goals and 19 assists" last season! is the MVP of the Portuguese Super League, and high school striker Carlos Vinicius has also scored 7 goals and 4 assists this season, and is a strong contender for the Portuguese Super League Golden Boot this season.

This is also the strongest opponent Maritimo has faced in the Portuguese Super League at the moment. It can be said that the opponent is a quasi-Champions League-level squad.

Gao Yuan also lined up a 4-4-2 formation away from home.

Goalkeeper: Niu Gensheng

Defender: Danso Antonio Cusse Barella

Midfielders: Joao Zhouyong Wang Ziwukovic

Forward: Dzeko Chola

This is a balanced lineup of offense and defense, and it is obvious that Gao Yuan knows that this game is not easy to play, and he wants to be stable in the arrangement.

With the referee's whistle, the game began.

As soon as the game began, with the cheers of the fans at the Stadium of Light, Benfica launched an onslaught towards Maritimo.

George Jesus' intention to grab the start is very obvious, and the "three-board axe" is not only to give the opponent a dismount, but also to set a tone for the game: at the Stadium of Light, I Benfica have the final say!

Maritimo was a little uncomfortable with the opponent's ferocious attack, and could only defend passively in the opening stage, unable to organize an effective attack for the time being.

George Jesus was a little cautious, but he didn't say anything about his business ability. Maritimo's tactical style of play has been painstakingly studied, and the opponent's current weak links have been found very accurately.

The weakness is in Antonio.

Antonio is the soul of Maritimo's team, polished step by step from the academy, but he is not a talented player, he can get to this day, more rely on dedication and hard work, compared to physical fitness, he is more powerful is leadership temperament and mental attributes.

With a height of 1.82 meters and a weight of 76 kilograms, Antonio is not dominant in the back line, and is completely at a disadvantage in the face of Vinicius, who is 1.90 meters tall and weighs 83 kilograms.

Moreover, Vinicius is a black player, and his speed, explosiveness, and flexibility are better than that of the white player Antonio.

Originally, Gao Yuan arranged for Cusai, who had better physical fitness, to mark Vinicius before the game, but Vinicius was very cunning and deliberately bypassed Cusai's marking and took the initiative to find Antonio.

After several confrontations, Antonio failed to take advantage.

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