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After Gao Xiaodong scored, there were only seven or eight minutes left. Manchester United, who was pushed to the edge of the cliff again, launched a wave of onslaught, trying to equalize the score in the first half, but Porto guarded strictly and kept the score at 1:1. To the end of the first half of the game.

Back in the dressing room, the manager of the Porto club Diogo came, and he brought the highest instructions from the chairman Da Costa.

"We played very well in the first half. It was an honour to have a tie with a team like Manchester United, but it will be even more difficult in the second half. Manchester United will never accept such a result. The chairman hopes that you will play in With the same mental temperament as Old Trafford, strive to reach the semi-finals."

"We in Porto are pragmatic. As the chairman said, we will enter the semi-finals, the main force will be 100,000 euros per person, and the substitutes will be 50,000 per person. As for other benefits, there is no need for me to talk about it. Eliminating Manchester United will make you famous in the world. It’s skyrocketing, guys, work hard. The chairman is watching you in the VIP box. A bright future is waiting for you."

Ferreira did not welcome Diogo to the locker room, but he could not stop it. After Diogo left, Ferreira said: "We all know that this half of the game is very important, but we should not be too excited or too excited. Nervous, we must calm down, too excited and nervous is not good at playing the game, our main task in the second half is to defend, guard against the dead, Xiaodong, in the second half, your energy should be more on defense, but you can’t give up offensively. There is no counterattack. It is impossible for us to stop Manchester United's onslaught."

Gao Xiaodong nodded and said: "Don't worry, coach, we won't attack in the second half, but Manchester United don't think about attacking well."

Ferreira also said to Rodriguez and Hulk: "Manchester United's ability to penetrate the center is average, mainly attacking from the side, and the goal is in front of the midfield. You must focus on defense in the second half, entangle Rooney, Ronaldo and Giggs."

Rodriguez and Hulk nodded heavily, they knew the importance of this game.

Finally, Ferreira said to Alves, Mereles, Helton, and Fusile: "Can you hold on, only God knows, whether you lose the ball or not, you four as old players, you all must Hold on."

At the end of the intermission, when the players came out, Ferreira called Alves alone again and said: "Alfonso, except for the champion 5 years ago, we have not made the semi-finals in 15 years. The game will be very intense and intense. Teammates including Gao Xiaodong, who are still young, may not be able to control their emotions. As the captain of Porto, you must not only play a defensive role as a mainstay, but also mentally. To the role of the leader."

Alves has always felt that from the club chairman to the coach, Gao Xiaodong is held in the sky. Although he is 28 years old and has no intention of vying for favor with Gao Xiaodong, his heart is always uncomfortable. Ferreira's words of comfort made him very warm. .

"Yes, coach, if you don't tell me, I will definitely not forget my responsibility."

"Well, let's go, we have no regrets after reaching the semifinals."

Ferreira patted Alves heavily on the shoulder and gave him a hug.

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The second half of the game entered the fast lane from the first minute.

The lagging Red Devils Manchester United did not have any scruples, pressed on three lines, flew with both wings, and launched a fierce impact on Porto's penalty area.

The main point of attack is still the right side of the world football player Ronaldo.

In the first minute of the second half, Cristiano Ronaldo attracted a flanking attack from Sissokojo and Rodriguez and passed the ball to O'Shea. O'Shea completed the cross from the bottom.

O'Shea’s crosses are of high quality, but Porto’s defense is very tight. Two central defenders and two midfielders, plus Gao Xiaodong who retreats, five people have two layers of defense, blocking Giggs, Anderson and Cary. Ke's advance, Alves pushed the ball out of the penalty area.

Manchester United saw Cristiano Ronaldo's successful assault, grabbed the ball from the clearance, and continued to play Cristiano Ronaldo's side.

Ronaldo also wanted to attract the defense and pass the ball to O'Shea. This time Porto was not fooled. Sissokojo stared at Ronaldo. Rodriguez followed O'Shea and tackled O'Shea's ball from the sideline.

O'Shea made a throw-in, Gao Xiaodong had already supported the side, Ronaldo had to pass the ball back to O'Shea under the attack of Gao Xiaodong and Rodriguez.

Gao Xiaodong rushed to **** O'Shea, O'Shea didn't dare to be careless, and quickly passed the ball back to midfielder Carrick to reorganize the attack.

Carrick saw Porto's defense on the right side very tight, and immediately hit the ball to the left, allowing Rooney, Giggs and Evra to break through from the left.

Porto’s right wing is slightly weaker. Fusile is not as strong as left-back Sissokojo. He suffered a lot against Rooney. Although Hulk is strong, he is not a defensive player. He can only play a supporting role when he comes back. Meireles and Fusile defended in the field.

Rooney, Evra and Giggs have cooperated for a long time, and the tacit understanding is very good. After the three of them played a series of crosses on the side, Evra dodges Fusile's bottom pass and swept the ball towards the goal. .

Alves stared at Berbatov in the middle, and Anderson, who was in the middle, was squeezed out of the ball by Gao Xiaodong. Fernando followed Carrick, but Rolando made a point forward and almost knocked the ball into himself. door.

Manchester United turned left and right, bowed left and right, and occasionally broke through the middle with Anderson and Giggs dribbling the ball. The offensive was like a tide, with waves high and high, hitting the Porto penalty area in danger.

The success rate of Manchester United's pass is not that high, but they are very active after losing the ball. Let alone Rooney, who has always been active, including World Footballer Ronaldo, Giggs, who is almost 40 years old, and the lazy and chic Gobel. Batov is actively pressing in the frontcourt, making it difficult for Porto to quickly counterattack.

Once Manchester United's defense line is in place, Porto dare not invest too much force, so they can only be passively beaten.

The Porto fans in the stands were so nervous that they were almost out of breath. The cheers were gone. Many fans forgot to applaud. The Dragon Stadium, which has always been so powerful, became very quiet in the second half. You can even hear the two main players on the sidelines. The shouts of coach Ferreira and Ferguson.

The on-site commentator was very dissatisfied with Porto’s current situation. “The defensive counterattack is not a passive attack. When Manchester United is pressed and hit like this, Real Madrid and Barcelona can hardly keep the ball from losing. Porto must attack and expand the defense, otherwise they will die.

CCTV commentator He Hui also said: "This will definitely not work. A defense without counterattack will definitely not support 45 minutes."

It's not that Porto doesn't want to counterattack, but their formation is too flat, there is no room to pass, it is easy to get into chaos, and then they are intercepted by Manchester United, launching the second wave and third wave of attack.

At this time, Ferreira made a decisive decision to let Sapruna play, replace Fusile, and carry the strong Rooney.

Although Sapruna is too tall and his turning speed is full, Porto is now within his own 30-meter area. There is no room for Manchester United’s attack. Sapruna’s disadvantage is not obvious, but he is strong and defensive. The area is wide and the advantage of being able to help defend the high-altitude ball is obvious.

With Sapruna, Manchester United's left attack is obviously not so fierce. Manchester United's two wings will soon become the main attack on the right, Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most difficult player to defend in Manchester United. In addition to his outstanding personal ability, his position is also not fixed. He often moves on the right and center, and sometimes even ran to the left and Rooney changed positions.

Full-back Sissokoho is strong and fast. He is a good candidate to defend Ronaldo, but he can't follow Ronaldo.

To this problem, Ferreira quickly made a decision: let Gao Xiaodong come to watch Ronaldo.

Gao Xiaodong is also a player with a very free position because of his comprehensive skills, and he has the experience of man-to-man defense. Now the main task of the team is defense. With Ronaldo, Porto is not at a disadvantage.

Although Gao Xiaodong and Cristiano Ronaldo are both under Mendes's, the two have never dealt with each other. They also fought two verbal battles in the air. Ferrera asked Gao Xiaodong to stare at Cristiano Ronaldo, which was in the middle of his arms.

Gao Xiaodong's first meeting gift to Ronaldo was a flying shovel.

Ronaldo was cycling against Rodriguez, and Gao Xiaodong ran from one side at high speed, shoveling between Ronaldo and Rodriguez unreasonably.

The ball was shoveled out of the sideline by Gao Xiaodong, and Ronaldo was so scared that he quickly retreated two meters.

O'Shea delivered a throw-in and saw Gao Xiaodong following Ronaldo. O'Shea did not dare to send it to Gao Xiaodong and threw the ball to Anderson.

Rodriguez saw Gao Xiaodong go to mark Ronaldo, he went to force Anderson.

Gao Xiaodong refused to accept Cristiano Ronaldo, and Cristiano Ronaldo looked at Gao Xiaodong also not pleasing to the eye. Watching Gao Xiaodong come to guard him, Cristiano Ronaldo raised his hand to Anderson for the ball, wanting to humiliate Gao Xiaodong.

Anderson is a junior, how dare the boss not to pass the ball, he flashed across Rodriguez and passed the ball to Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo flicked to the left and wanted to catch the ball and turn right, but Gao Xiaodong didn't eat it, but reached out and grabbed Cristiano Ronaldo's jersey.

When Gao Xiaodong pulled, Ronaldo turned to the right and slowed down a bit. Gao Xiaodong immediately shoveled the ball away.

Ronaldo wanted to grab the ball, but the jersey was still being dragged by Gao Xiaodong, a little slower, the ball was grabbed by Rodriguez.

Manchester United's press is fast, Rodriguez just got the ball, Anderson destroyed it with a flying shovel.

Gao Xiaodong is fast, strong, and treacherous defensively. Under his stare, Cristiano Ronaldo can't get the ball, nor can he turn around with the ball, nor can he turn around. What makes Cristiano Ronaldo more helpless is that Gao Xiaodong likes it. Tugging on his jersey, not even diving into him, once Cristiano Ronaldo is about to fall, he will immediately pull Cristiano Ronaldo up with his supernatural power.

Ronaldo was constantly harassed by Gao Xiaodong and double-teamed by Porto players. Although he was able to get free kicks occasionally, he conceded too many goals, and it seriously affected Manchester United's offensive speed and slowed the pace of the game.

The Manchester United players saw that Ronaldo's side was almost abolished, and they rarely played to the right, but instead gave the ball to the left and played Rooney's side.

c Luo wanted to abuse Gao Xiaodong, but Gao Xiaodong had no chance of connecting the ball. He was very annoyed. He asked Carrick for the ball once, but Carrick passed the ball to Giggs. Luo shouted at Carrick very angrily.

Where did Carrick eat Cristiano Ronaldo, he shouted at Cristiano Ronaldo: "Can you hold it for you?"

Seeing Manchester United's infighting, the Porto fans were very happy. They applauded and shouted: "Let's fight."

The on-site commentator also said: "The World Footballer played very uncomfortably today. If this situation continues, Manchester United will be out of play today."

CCTV’s commentator He Hui pointed out the problems of Manchester United sharply. “Manchester United’s top card is very uncomfortable today, but the root cause is that Manchester United’s poor penetration ability in the middle can’t effectively open up space for the sideways. Ronaldo is not Messi. It's hard to play."

Ferguson on the sidelines had a gloomy face and was very dissatisfied with the situation on the court. However, Manchester United's attack mainly relied on the sideways. The sideways could not start the situation. It was too difficult to win the game. He saw Cristiano Ronaldo being stared by Gao Xiaodong. He didn't do anything, and his mood became restless, he worried that Ronaldo would make a big mistake when his brain was hot.

Seeing that the time has come 70 minutes, Ferguson made a substitution adjustment, replacing the idle center Berbatov with Nani, letting Nani play the right wing, and Ronaldo replacing Berbatov as the center.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo still wants to compete with Gao Xiaodong, he dare not ignore Ferguson's orders and can only play center.

There are already many players in Porto’s mid lane. Ronaldo is moving between the two central defenders again. Gao Xiaodong obviously can no longer mark, and he does not need to mark any more, so he once again returned to a slightly forward position...

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