Chapter 0947, the performance of set-piece masters
Back in the dressing room, the players kept their heads down and fell silent.
They knew very well that because of the two accidental goals conceded in the opening stage, the team was disadvantaged, especially several defenders, and they felt even more guilty.
Looking at the looks of the players, Yun Sheng knew that everyone paid attention to this powerful opponent, and the team performed well after conceding the goal, except for pulling one goal back, the attack played well. At this time, the players do not need criticism and reminders, but need more encouragement and confidence.
"Guys, what I told you before, you should be able to understand by now. Our opponents are strong, really strong. Whether it's Shakhtar or Porto, they definitely have what it takes to win the Champions League, and I'm not kidding. Think of the 2004 Champions League final, when Porto relied on momentum and some luck to finally win the cup. Maybe they still have a chance to pull off this miracle this season, it's definitely possible! β
"But I feel sorry for them, because they ran into Juventus, they met you! They're strong, but you're stronger! Each of you is a top star in your respective position, one of the best players on the planet! Together, Juventus are invincible! β
"In the second half I want you to play more confidently, equalise early and get ahead as soon as possible! All I have to ask of you is to win and get the three points and leave the stadium with your head held high! β
The second half was soon underway and both teams were back on the pitch in good spirits.
Porto lead the score, playing at home again, their morale is high; The Juventus players, encouraged by Yunsheng, were also full of confidence and waited for the goal again as soon as possible.
The attacking players of both teams are going back and forth, attacking aggressively.
The defense of both teams was also world-class compared to the attacking players, and the first half was stared at Juve's attack, and Porto's defensive iron triangle contributed to it, and in the end Juve had to rely on a free-kick to score.
Juve, for their part, did not make any mistakes in the following period after the opening miss, and the defense was as solid as ever.
The second half lasted until 70 minutes, and the score was still 1-2, with Juve trailing by one goal.
Pereira redeployed his troops, replacing Cristian Rodriguez, Moutinho and Kleber, who had suffered a serious decline in fitness, and replaced three other lesser-known rotation players.
However, their attacking line combination has three fewer five, only J Ronaldo and Hulk are left, and their offensive ability has obviously decreased a lot.
Juventus, Yun Sheng saw an opportunity, and he quickly replaced Raul and Barzagli, and sent Yu Dabao and Diego.
Yu Dabao replaced Raul's position as a shadow striker, Diego went to the right to play right midfield, while Chiellini and Lichtsteiner were properly recycled, and the team's formation became 3-4-3 and more aggressive.
Time is running out and the team needs to equalise and overtake the score as soon as possible.
Soon after Diego came on, he created a chance.
The player with the most balance of speed, skill and dribbling in this Juventus team is the young Brazilian genius Diego, who wobbled in the midfield in a row, causing pain for the Porto defenders, and finally Fernando pulled down Diego from behind, received a yellow card and gave Juve a free-kick.
The free kick that Xiao Luo scored just now was too close to the goal, and this goal was too far away from the goal, about 37 meters, and it was very difficult to score.
However, there is one expert in this kind of long-range free kick in the Juventus team!
Ballack stood in front of the ball, looking at the direction of the goal, his running distance was very long, as soon as the referee's whistle blew, he accelerated steadily, every kick was very powerful, and he had already gathered momentum!
Kick Shot!
The ball blasted open the Porto goal like a cannonball!
Porto goalkeeper Elton didn't even move, I don't know if it was because he didn't react, or because he was frightened......
The veteran Ballack is still full of strength, and his heavy artillery bombardment shocks the Champions League!
2 to 2! Juve finally equalised!
With 15 minutes to go, Juventus' morale is higher and they still have a chance to overtake!
In the following time, Juve's attack was wave after wave, which overwhelmed Porto.
Facing Juventus, who are attacking with all their might, and missing three core attacking players, Porto's strength has dropped a lot, and their goal is in jeopardy.
In the 83rd minute of the game, Ronaldo cut forward on the left side of the midfield, causing a foul on opposing defender Alvaro Pereira and getting a free kick.
Γlvaro Pereira is 26 years old, and the Uruguayan left-back is strong and consistent. In a parallel world later, he was poached by Inter Milan in the summer of 2012 and fulfilled his desire to join the giants. In this game, he relied on excellent interception and blocking to limit Xiao Luo to the greatest extent, but the huge gap in strength still made him miss frequently.
The ball was a bit out of position for a direct shot, so Pirlo stood in front of the ball, shouting the names of his teammates and asking everyone to press on and wait for the opportunity to grab the point in the box.
Pirlo looked at the direction of the goal, calculated the distance and angle, and had an idea.
Slowly retreated, and after the referee blew the whistle, he took two steps back, not in a hurry.
Run slowly, accelerate slowly, and rush forward hard!
When Pirlo pumped under the ball with all his might, the ball seemed to have a spirit, although it was far away from the goal, but the ball still went straight to the penalty area like a precision-guided missile!
Goalkeeper Elton was half focused on the ball and the other half on the attacking players in the box, ready to save near the penalty spot.
He leaped high and ...... with his hands up
But the ball was still some distance from his fingertips!
After passing his fingertips, it quickly descends and goes straight into the far corner!
The ball went in!!
In the closing stages of the game, Pirlo's brilliant free-kick blasted the back of the net with incredible precision!
The midfield maestro of international football turned the tide for Juventus with his trademark free-kick!
3 to 2! Juventus finally overtook the score!
From 0-2, to 3-2, the tenacious Juventus players did it!
In the first half, Ronaldo's wonderful close-range free-kick scored, in the second half, Ballack's heavy bombardment goal, and at this moment, Pirlo scored a near-perfect free-kick, and three of today's best set-piece masters in international football performed together, and their wonderful performances helped Juventus to comeback from defeat to victory!
Juventus, with their incomparably tenacious spirit, reversed the score and won everyone's respect!