Chapter 449: The Final Sprint to the Championship

Maritimo sang all the way and constantly refreshed his unbeaten record in team history.

The crazy victory over Sporting de Portugal made the other teams in the Portuguese Super League fearful, and no one dared to take advantage of it anymore.

Other opponents have adjusted their tactics and strategies, honestly retreated to defense, and densely woven a network of defense lines, just seeking safety and safety, and did not dare to vigorously seek death.

The mentality and tactics of "turtles don't come out of holes" have indeed caused some trouble for Maritimo, after all, breaking the "bus" defense is a worldwide problem.

And Gao Yuan is not easy to use reputation points now, on the one hand, in order to accumulate reputation points and buy the coveted "nuclear weapon modifier"; On the other hand, it is not necessary for your team to be in full control of the pace of the game, even if there is an occasional scoreless, it is not a problem.

In this case, the "second" of the Portuguese Super League actually relied on the turtle defense away from home and got a draw!

With a draw in both home and away games, Benfica can be called a strong team.

In the following league games, Maritimo continued to attack everything, and although they occasionally met stubborn resistance and won a draw, they were already far ahead of the table.

And in the Portuguese Cup, they also won consecutive victories, eliminating opponents all the way and striding forward.

What's more, everyone can feel that Maritimo's strength and state are always going up, and this team is becoming more and more mature, tacit and combative.

This is very scary, under normal circumstances, as the league deepens, the team will become more and more tired, and various problems will also appear, especially in the second half of the league, the team's state is declining, the problem is only the speed of the decline.

And Maritimo has come to the upswing against the market, which is so amazing that it is simply out of order.

No wonder the Portuguese media, after another big victory in Maritimo, exclaimed on the front page with big headlines: Where exactly is the limit of Maritimo?!

The second-place Porto, because of its good results in the Champions League this year, has focused more on the Champions League knockout rounds.

Especially after seeing Maritimo's strong performance, Porto is a little dead set on this season's league, no way, who let himself lose in the competition of direct dialogue, and it is still on his home turf!

Although they can't win the Champions League, at least the prize money is high and famous, rather than delaying the Champions League for the league, it is better to fight in the European arena!

Under the guidance of this thinking, the gap between Porto and Maritimo is getting wider and wider.

Time flies like a white horse, and in the continuous victory, it has come to April in a blink of an eye.

The most beautiful April day in the world, the peach blossoms drizzle and moist. In the season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, Maritimo ushered in the very important round of the 31st round of the league.

The reason why this round is very important is because if they win this game, then they will lift the trophy of the league championship this season 3 rounds in advance!

The only fly in the ointment is that they will play away from home in the small town of Aveiro in the north-west of Portugal against Rio Ave.

Maritimo fans missed the historic moment of witnessing the team's championship on their own doorstep.

But there is no way to do it, you can't deliberately not win in order to return home and win the championship at home!

Aveiro is a city of water, known as the "Venice" of Portugal. And the most famous team in this small town is Rio Ave, nicknamed "Big River".

Rio Ave was founded in 1939 and the team does not have a resume of Xuan He. The best result in history is only to win five places in the top flight twice. Once in the 1981-1982 season and once last season. In addition, they reached the final of the Portuguese Cup once in the 1984-1985 season, but lost to Porto and finished as runners-up.

Although Rio Ave equalled the best result in team history last season, they have been mediocre this season and are currently only in defeat, accumulating 36 points and sitting in 11th place. However, Maritimo has 25 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses, accumulating 80 points and topping the list!

In the first leg of the contest between the two sides, Maritimo cleanly slashed the opponent 3:0 at home.

At that time, they were able to win easily, and now their strength is far greater than that of Maritimo before, and there is no reason not to win this key battle.

The reason why it is a battle of focus, the focus is certainly not on Rio Ave, everyone's eyes are on Maritimo.

This team, which was recognized as the "relegation favorite" before the start of the season, is now possible to win the championship three rounds in advance!

Many European sports media have called Maritimo the "miracle of Madeira"!

Sky Sports even called him "the biggest dark horse after Leicester City won the championship"!

The eyes of Portugal and the whole of Europe are focused on Maritimo, and on the other side of the ocean, China, this game is even more empty and has attracted much attention.

In order to cater to the schedule of Asian audiences, the Portuguese Super League has revised the kick-off time of this game, and the original 4 p.m. match has been advanced by two hours to 2 p.m., that is, Beijing time!

According to authoritative predictions, the number of viewers of this game is likely to set a new record for domestic broadcasts of the European Football League!

And CCTV and PP Sports have also renewed their contracts with the Portuguese Super League Professional League and purchased the Portuguese Super League A package for the next three seasons!

Although everyone is optimistic that Maritimo will win the championship, but the meal has to be eaten one bite at a time, and this game must be won first.

Gao Yuan didn't want to mess up this much-anticipated report performance, if the boat capsized in the gutter, it would be a big shame!

Strategically despise the opponent and tactically value the opponent. Gao Yuan made sufficient preparations for this game and discharged the strongest lineup.

4-5-1 formation:

Goalkeeper: Niu Gensheng

Defender: Casettinho Cusse Jundanso

Midfielder: Zhou Yong Joao

Joravukovic Wang Zi

Striker: Dzeko

Gao Yuan may set up a bucket formation when he meets the opponent, so he made an adjustment in the right-back position, allowing Casettinho, who originally played at left-back, to play.

Since Gao Yuan broke Castinho's "ceiling" with his prestige, this full-back, who was originally very well-balanced, has become more well-rounded, able to attack and defend, coupled with his already outstanding mental attributes and backfoot ability, he has now become a high-profile superstar!

As Gao Yuan expected, Rio Ave discharged a "5-4-1" iron bucket formation.

As the referee's whistle blew, Maritimo's attack began.

The final sprint towards the championship trophy has begun!