Chapter 117: Away Battle against Porto

The two teams that meet today happen to be unbeaten in the Champions League so far this season.

It's hard to say if UEFA is behind the scenes, after all, every Champions League draw is really hard not to doubt from the process to the result.

Although Porto are unbeaten in nine consecutive home games in European competition, the last time they managed to qualify for the last four of the Champions League was back when Muñerio led the team.

As a Portuguese Super League team, as a rule, reaching the quarterfinals is almost their limit.

Before the start of the game, both the media and fans generally believed that Benjamin's Tottenham Hotspur was slightly stronger, and if nothing else, they would eliminate Porto and advance to the semi-finals.

"Four-three-three? Captain Jackson Martinelli, flanked him by Quaresma and Brahimi.

The three midfielders, Casemiro, Héctor Herrera and Oliver Torres.

Alex Sandro at left-back, Danilo at right-back, McCone and Indy at centre-back, goalkeeper Fabiano. ”

After getting Porto's starting list before the game, Benjamin couldn't help but sigh:

"How much talent has Brazil contributed to European football?"

Forget about Shakhtar Donetsk before, Porto started today and nearly half of the team were Brazilians.

Looking at the list in his hand, Benjamin silently analyzed the opponent's lineup from the beginning, Quaresma needless to say, the Portuguese winger, who was once known to be more talented than Ronaldo, walked the world with one move.

Jackson Martinelli, Colombian striker, may go to China in the future to play briefly for the Hengtai team.

Brahimi, an Algerian, is characterized by his speed and excellent dribbling, so be careful of his breakthroughs up front.

Then there is the midfielder, Casemiro, nicknamed Fat Tiger, who is physically strong, outstanding in defense and has a good pass, and will make great contributions to Real Madrid in the future.

Héctor Herrera is a typical B2B midfielder with a strong attacking and defensive style, with a balanced left and right feet.

As for Oliver Torres, a Spanish youngster on loan from Atletico Madrid, the defence is a shortcoming, and our midfielder should be able to break through from him.

Both full-backs are from Brazil, with Alex Sandro attacking more than defending, while Danilo will be a bit tougher defensively.

It can allow players to attack Alex Sandro from the right side more, and the opponent will definitely assist often, which will give Tottenham a chance to counterattack.

The centre-back McCone is not that McConn, but a Brazilian centre-back named McConpereira.

Porto's two centre-backs, McCone and Indi, are the kind of centre-backs who defend well, but don't have enough speed and flexibility.

That's easy to do, just lure them out and play a counterattack with a long pass to find them behind.

Tottenham boss Benjamin came to his conclusion in the quickest possible time and immediately handed it over to the players who were about to play.

'Watch out for Brahimi's breakaways, don't foul close to goal, Quaresma's outside instep passes and shots are likely to be taken by surprise, and our defenders need to be on their toes at all times.

The midfielder can look for more opportunities in Oliver, a young man, who lacks defensive ability.

Indy is a left-footed centre-back and needs to be aware of this when pressing forward.

Remember, this is their home field, we don't rush to attack, and when they press out, we will look for a time to counterattack!

It's better to play long balls behind them, the two centre-backs are slow to turn, and the left-back is particularly fond of assists up front, and the open space behind them is the key to our win today! ”

It's easy to say, but the game doesn't seem to be going according to Benjamin's plan.

Just one minute into the opening period, Dembele made a mistake with the ball at the back and was tackled by home striker Martinez.

The Porto captain dribbled into the box and shook off Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris who was about to hit the goal, but was brought down by the Frenchman in the box.

Referee Carvalho from Spain showed Lloris a yellow card and blew for a penalty.

The home fans booed and were unhappy that the referee had only given a yellow card.

The penalty was taken by Quaresma, and the Portuguese's left-footed effort deceived Lloris into the bottom left-hand corner.

1 to 0! Porto at home take the lead!

Benjamin looked at the field with a solemn expression, and the Belgian was a little nervous?

He considered whether to start Frank Lampard in place of Dembele.

But in terms of the current strength of the physical state, the young and strong Dembele is slightly stronger.

Now that I have seen this choice, it may have been a bit of a mistake, and maybe this will not be the case today for the more experienced Magic Lantern starters.

And that's not all, Vertonghen also made a mistake at the back, stopping the ball and being tackled by Quaresma.

The Portuguese went one-on-one to face Lloris and fired a low shot into the bottom left corner of the net!

Two to zero!

Quaresma, who scored twice in 10 minutes, skipped on his knees to celebrate, and the Dragons Stadium was full of jubilation.

The situation is getting worse and worse for Tottenham's side.

Benjamin put his hands in his pockets and looked at the head coach in the coach's box opposite, Lopete's guitar knows, is it so powerful?

Porto coach Julen Lopetegui is from Spain and played for Real Madrid and Barcelona as a player.

Benjamin also knew that he would have the opportunity to coach the Spanish national team and Real Madrid in the future, but he did not achieve much success.

So he didn't expect his opponent to cause him so much trouble today.

Just ten minutes into the game, Tottenham were already two goals down.

This Quaresma is too, he usually can't score a few goals in a season, how can he meet Tottenham Hotspur in such good form?

"Steady! Don't panic! ”

The Lily Army finally got their feet on their feet and recovered from the panic of conceding two goals in a row.

Brahimi crossed from a tight angle on the left, and Lloris got back to hit the crossbar before getting the ball back into the ball.

Tottenham's chance to fight back!

Passing the ball to the wing, Kyle Walker raced all the way, shook off Alex Sandro who was chasing back, and broke through to the right side of the penalty area with a low cross in front of goal.

Kane missed the ball through the crowd and Mane, who responded at the back post, took advantage of the situation and smashed the ball into the near corner of the goal with a right-footed push!

Porto goalkeeper Fabiani struggled to save but was still unable to do anything, the ball went in!

One to two!

Benjamin's side pulled a goal back in the 22nd minute of the first half!

The goal came at a timely time, finally stopping the momentum of the home team's attack and boosting the morale of Tottenham.

In the 31st minute, Dembele pulled down Casemiro in the middle and was also warned by the referee with a yellow card.

The Belgian didn't play at his normal level at all today, and I don't know if he was a little nervous, which caused his movements to be a little deformed.

But to mention, many of the eleven on the pitch are playing the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time.

At this time, you can see the advantages of players with big hearts, the more important and crucial the game, don't panic This is the first thing to do.

Quaresma's free-kick into the box was headed over the bar by Casemiro at the back post over Alderweireld's header.

Just before half-time, Christian Eriksen crossed and Kane's shot from the edge of the box went just wide and grazed the post.

At the end of the first half, Tottenham Hotspur, who were playing away, trailed Porto 1-2.