The Champions League is divided into four different brackets based on the results of the previous season on the continent, and according to the rules of the draw, teams in the same bracket are avoided and teams in the same league are avoided, so as to maximize the fairness of the draw.

So, once there is a group of death, it must be someone who pulled their hips last season.

Porto were second in the Portuguese Super League last season and are not technically hip pulls.

Arsenal were last season's Premier League champions and are in the limelight.

Needless to say, the person in this group who pulled his hips last season was definitely Barcelona.

Barcelona finished fourth in La Liga last season and came close to qualifying for the Champions League, so it's no wonder the Porto players will have a lot of confidence in beating Barcelona.

"Beautiful!"

At this moment on the training ground, Dellai received an inverted triangle ball from Zhang Desheng to the bottom line of the penalty area, easily grabbed the ball in front of the goal, and then immediately gave the Chinese teammate a thumbs up.

"Good guy, this is the third assist!"

At this time, the tall and tall Jankauskas opened his mouth wide on the side, Zhang Desheng delivered three assists in this training game, didn't he say that he was the best at scoring goals?

Mourinho watched from the sidelines as Zhang Desheng, who had won the approval of his new team-mates in less than a week, and naturally saw that the little guy had given up all his chances on the training ground.

This also shows that Zhang Desheng is extremely malleable, he can play the role of a top shadow striker/forward between the two lines when he wants to pass the ball, and he can also be qualified for the orthodox No. 9 position in the penalty area if he wants to score goals, and even want to have more space to break through, he can pull to two wingers at any time as a winger.

But it is absolutely beneficial for him to complement his tactics, and he can make targeted changes at any time according to the characteristics of different opponents' backlines.

And at the moment, the dense little book written in Mourinho's hand is basically related to Arsenal.

After the grouping of the first group stage of the Champions League was released, the detailed schedule was also announced soon.

Porto's first game will kick off on 18 September, with their first game away to last season's Premier League champions Arsenal!

This is not an easy opponent to play in, and Porto have made a lot of reinforcements in the summer as he wanted, and their strength has been strengthened to a certain extent.

But to be honest, none of these players he likes are stars in the real sense at this time, and even in the eyes of some outside media, Porto's behavior of making small fights and not spending money can be introduced by some leftovers that others can't look down on.

Mourinho naturally scoffs at this, but this team with a big change does need some time to grind.

Now let them face the Premier League champions led by the famous coach Arsene Wenger, who is at the peak of his prime, and Mourinho knows that there is a lot of bad luck no matter how conceited he is, let alone playing away from home in the first game.

Zhang Desheng naturally didn't think so much at this time, because the pressure from the outside world on him was very small.

If Porto really pull his hips in the Champions League, then the media and fans will first look for Mourinho to take the blame, and secondly, Deco, the nominal core, will not be able to turn his 17-year-old anyway.

So, he just needs to let go of the game this season.

Even if the team doesn't do well, no one will blame him.

But if his stats are amazing and the team's results are good, he can get a big share of the reward in the end.

"That's the beauty of being young!"

The night before the official start of the Portuguese Super League, Zhang Desheng's last thought before going to bed was - I really want to be 17 years old forever! ~

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"Da Liu, if you don't get up again, you'll be late!"

The next morning, before 7 o'clock, Zhang couldn't help but bang on Thiago's door.

His luxury apartment has three rooms, and the location is also good, but it is not a good one, it is half an hour's drive from the training base.

This is not a big deal in Europe and the United States, but the problem is that he has not yet gone to get a Portuguese driver's license, so how to train has become a problem.

He will also be a household name in Portugal, especially in the summer, he has spoken out for Portugal's hacking several times, especially the sarcastic rhetoric of South Korea, although tens of millions of sticks hate him to death, but also let those countries that were hacked by South Korea in the World Cup love him to death.

Mendes will just help him receive brand endorsements from Italy, Spain, Germany, and Japan, which is a bit overwhelming, and he really wants to send money!

If he swaggers out into the streets, especially in Porto, he will really be asked for photos and autographs by a large number of fans.

So he had no choice but to forcibly drag Thiago to be his roommate/driver, who let this thing have a Portuguese driver's license.

However, Thiago did not have as outrageous sleep quality as him, and he had to feel uncomfortable every morning when he was called by Zhang Desheng.

"Hell, I've only been asleep for 8 hours, and my alarm hasn't gone off yet!"

Thiago is also considered to be unlucky, how can anyone get up at five o'clock in the morning every day!?

But what he didn't know was that Zhang Desheng occasionally got up at four o'clock in the morning, and he really always saw Porto at four or five o'clock in the morning.

When Thiago drove Uncle Zhang to the base, there were already a lot of Porto fanatical fans gathered outside the gate.

They memorized the model of most of the players' cars, and shouted each other's names and the honorable deeds that the opponent most wanted to be mentioned when they saw one.

As soon as a top-of-the-line supercar driven by Deco drove in, Thiago's broken BMW arrived.

But these fans really don't know which of the Porto players drives a BMW 3 Series, and they think it's a staff car.

Zhang Desheng saw that his little brother's face was a little unbearable, and immediately extinguished the idea of rolling down the window.

He doesn't actually approve of Thiago staying in Porto's first team all the time, because this kind of top team just needs a strong instant force.

Unless you're a true genius, waiting for your chance is wasting the fastest time on the bench.

Shen Yi thought very clearly, after he returned to Porto, he decided to go to the second division to increase the most needed practical experience in the face of the two options of going to the first team to guard the water cooler first, and the two options of loan to the Spanish Liga team Real Zaragoza.

But after all, Thiago grew up in the Porto academy, and since he has the opportunity to be promoted to the first team that he has been dreaming of, he must be unwilling not to let him try!

However, on Porto's league debut at home to Belém that night, Thiago was not even eligible to sit on the bench and cheer.

Jose Mourinho only brought two strikers, Delle and McCarthy, with no injuries in the early stages of the league, and even Postiga, like him, couldn't even keep a water cooler.

But in the packed "Dorado Stadium" today, there are many Porto fans wearing Zhang Desheng's new jersey visible to the naked eye, especially when he himself wore the new No. 9 jersey and followed the starting queue from the players' tunnel at the moment, a large number of Zhang Desheng posters and portraits appeared in many stands of the stadium for a while.

After introducing Deco and Carvalho, the third name mentioned by the on-site commentary is also - "Our lucky star, Zhang De Sheng"!

Zhang Desheng didn't expect him to be this priority, but this feeling of being recognized did make him a little excited!

And so, the poor Belém people were miserable!

Zhang Desheng's debut in the striker position in the new season can only be said to be worthy of the new number on his chest.

In the first half, he turned into the same goal demon at the end of last season, turning the Belém penalty area upside down, and hitting two goals in the half to make the game lose suspense early.

In the second half, Zhang Desheng began to run between the two lines and on the flanks again, and began to create scoring opportunities for his teammates.

The defensive intensity of the Belém team simply couldn't cope with this little monster whose range of activity covered almost all offensive positions, and was finally disrupted by him, losing 1:4 in the first game of the new season!

Zhang Desheng finally played 73 minutes, with 2 shots and one pass in the whole game, unceremoniously bagged the first best game of the new season, and completely conquered his new teammates.

"It's too strong! It's too strong! He's the most genius I've ever met! ”

At the post-match reception, after coming off the bench in the second half, he received a wonderful pass from Zhang Desheng, and Dellai, who scored the first goal of his career for Porto, didn't think about it in the face of reporters' questions, and directly praised Zhang Desheng!

Mourinho no longer suppressed Zhang Desheng's influence at this time, not only did he also send praise words, but also praised Zhang Desheng as the new prince of Porto.

"Well, McCarthy and Delley have to be his replacements, I don't even have a chance to sit on the sidelines, do I really want to go out on loan?"

Thiago was very lonely after watching the first game of the new season in front of the TV, because Zhang Desheng in this state made him unable to play at all.

However, Zhang Desheng no longer cares about the mentality of his younger brother, and he started again and provided an assist in the away game against Boavista on September 2, and then was sent to the rotation along with all his starting team-mates.

They will not play again in the third round of the league on the 15th, because the first game of the first group stage of the Champions League is on the 18th.

Porto's starting lineup, of course, has to be used in this kind of big scene!