host must win

Chapter 287 The Tenacious Porto
"The second half will resume."

"Judging from the lineups of the two sides returning to the stadium, neither team has the idea of ​​making substitutions and adjustments. Manchester United, who played away, performed very well in the first half. Although they were at a disadvantage in terms of possession, they The ability to grasp opportunities is obviously stronger than that of Porto. They first scored a goal from the European Ballon d'Or winner Yin Jun to take the lead. Although Porto once equalized the score, but soon Manchester United scored again from Ruud van Nistelrooy, which once again exceeded the score."

"Manchester United took the lead to serve, but soon, the ball was lost. Porto still controlled the situation on the field. The home team had a clear advantage in possession of the ball, but judging from the performance of the first half, Manchester United was not completely without resistance. Ability, both teams are old European teams."

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In the commentary of the commentators, the time of the game is also passing quickly.The situation on the court has not changed much from the first half. Porto continues to suppress Manchester United, and there are significantly more shooting opportunities than Manchester United.

In the 47th minute, Maniche shot wide with his right foot from the edge of the penalty area.

In the 54th minute, Deco took a free kick from the right. After the ball was blocked by the Manchester United defender, McCarthy shot low with his right foot 17 meters in front of the goal. The ball passed through Brown's crotch and was confiscated by Howard.

In the 63rd minute, Alberto made a cross from the right, and McCarthy headed 10 meters in front of the goal.Immediately, Porto, who was in power and did not score, took the lead in making substitution adjustments. Lithuanian striker Jan Kauskas replaced Alenichev, and Adrian Se intended to strengthen the aerial bombing.

The score on the field remained unchanged, and Manchester United still maintained the lead.However, under Porto's offensive, Manchester United's defense is a bit tight.Under such circumstances, Ferguson replaced Wes Brown with O'Shea in the 70th minute of the game. The old man has no confidence in Brown. He is worried that Brown will become a loophole in Manchester United's defense at a critical moment.

5 minutes later, Porto made the second substitution adjustment, Ricardo Fernandez replaced the teenager Carlos Alberto.

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"Look at Porto's attack this time."

"Fernandez on the right had no chance, crossed to the center and handed it to Deco. Deco was assigned to the left and passed to Valente who inserted in the back."

"Facing Gary Neville, Valente was very fast, very flexible on his feet, passed to Jankauskas, and cut inside himself."

"Jankoskas made another pass, a beautiful two over one..."

"Valente took the ball again, faced Scholes' defense, and returned to the center..."

"McCarthy..."

"The ball went in!!!"

"GOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"In the 78th minute of the game, McCarthy scored twice to help Porto equalize the score!"

"Two to two, the two sides once again returned to the same starting line."

"Manchester United once again had problems defending high-altitude balls. McCarthy, who is 1.8 meters four, actually overwhelmed Gary Neville and O'Shea from the front point, and scored a header from 10 meters in front of the goal. Go into the upper left corner."

"When the game was about to enter 80 minutes, Porto equalized the score again, and the suspense of the game returned."

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The entire Dragon Stadium instantly plunged into a sea of ​​carnival, and [-] fans of the home team let out deafening cheers.

Porto's Dutch coach Adrianse is also very excited. It is only the 78th minute of the game, plus injury time, Porto still has 15 minutes to overtake the score, and he sees the hope of victory again.

Ferguson was very angry. He was worried that Wes Brown would become a bomb for Manchester United's defense, so he replaced him.But I didn't expect to be able to defend this, but not that. O'Shea and Gary Neville were both blown up by the opponent's South African striker.

This goal was definitely a painful blow to Manchester United's morale.

Seeing that the game is about to enter 80 minutes, as long as Manchester United beats by another two 3 minutes, Porto will be panicked at that time, then Manchester United's chance will come, not to mention scoring goals, they will lock in two rounds of the away game , but at least it is no problem to keep the lead in the away game.

However, conceding a goal at a time like 78 minutes will definitely make Porto explode with huge energy, and Manchester United will be under tremendous pressure in the next ten minutes.

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"What a tough opponent!" Yin Jun praised inwardly as he looked at the Porto players walking back out of breath beside him.

Although relying on the memory of the traveler, Yin Jun knew that this opponent was very strong, but only after the actual fight did he know how strong this Porto team is. It is no wonder that he was able to defeat many opponents all the way in another time and space, and finally won Champions League trophy.

Many people say that Porto was able to win the championship because of good luck. Apart from Manchester United, they have not encountered other rich teams on the way to the promotion.But you must know that on the way to the knockout round, apart from the giants Manchester United, the other three teams they encountered were the Ligue 4 overlord Lyon at their peak, and Super Depor who miraculously eliminated AC Milan with a 0-[-] reversal. , the opponent in the final is also Monaco, who has defeated Real Madrid and Chelsea all the way. How can we do without a few brushes?
After Porto equalized the score, their morale was boosted, and they launched waves of offensives towards Manchester United. Their strategy is very clear, that is, to strive for another goal.

For Porto, a draw is unacceptable. Without a home win, the possibility of an away promotion is slim, and it can even be said to be impossible, especially when Manchester United are given two away goals.

Yin Jun also doesn't accept the result of the draw. Manchester United took the lead twice in the game. If the opponent wins both of these back, it will be a big blow to Manchester United.

However, how can I help Manchester United counterattack when they are fully suppressed on the field?
This is a huge test for his offensive playmaker!

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When Yin Jun was thinking about how to change the situation on the field, Ferguson was also thinking about it.

In fact, Manchester United's strongest lineup is already on the field, and Ferguson has no good cards to play.

Because the UEFA Champions League implements a 7-man bench, Manchester United's current bench is still sitting on Forlan, Fortune, Fletcher, Djimba, Kleberson and substitute goalkeeper Carroll.But after training for most of the season, Ferguson has given up much hope for these substitute players.

By this time, Ferguson felt more and more that the team lineup was thin.

Ferguson misses Solskjaer a little bit. Although the Norwegian striker has returned from injury, Ferguson did not put him in the squad and bring him to Portugal.

At the same time, Ferguson also secretly decided that no matter what the final results of this season, Manchester United must make favorable signings in the summer transfer window.

(End of this chapter)