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There is a place called Boavista in Brazil and Portugal. There is also a club called Boavista in the city of Boavista in northern Brazil, and the Portuguese Boavista team is located in

The famous city of Porto and the equally famous Porto team are out-and-out mortal enemies in the same city.

Although they are mortal enemies in the same city, Porto fans did not take Boavista seriously for a long period of history, because the Boavista team at that time was still very weak and could not compete with Porto.

The monopoly of the top three of Sporting Lisbon and Benfica poses a threat. However, last season, Jaime Pacheco led Boavista and almost broke the century-old monopoly of the top three on the league championship, only because of referee issues.

, they fell short.

As a reborn person, Jiang Mu also knew that in the next few seasons, Pacheco led Boavista to finally break the monopoly of the top three in the Portuguese Super League, win the Portuguese Super League championship, and also lead Boavista to win the Portuguese Super League championship.

Avista has made it to the knockout rounds of the Champions League. How could Jiang Mu despise such a team because they lost two group matches?

After this Champions League group match, AZ Alkmaar will welcome its old rival Feyenoord at home, but Jiang Mu did not let the players think too much about that game. Everything is focused on the Champions League. This is what Jiang Mu said about

The players clearly requested it. In fact, the goal set by the club before the game this season was to defend the league and cup. There were not many requirements for the Champions League. However, after the team won two consecutive victories in the Champions League, the club's two

The manager held a meeting with owner Dilk and the team's coaches. Dilk told Jiang Mu and his coaching staff that they could not defend the league and cup competitions and strive to qualify for the Champions League group, but this goal would not be announced to the outside world to avoid

Put pressure on the team.

Dilk made such a request because of the financial pressure of the club. It is conservatively estimated that building a new stadium will cost at least 150 million euros, about 400 million Dutch guilders. Even if a rich man like Dilk could barely come up with this cash, he would not have the energy.

If Alkmaar wants to maintain its strong position in the transfer market in recent years, it can only rely on the bonuses of the Champions League. For small clubs, it is common for small clubs to use European competition to support civil war, like Rosenborg

This is how it is done. If you reach the Champions League group stage, you can get a bonus of 3.9 million euros. A win will cost you 800,000 euros, and a draw will cost you 400,000 euros. Even if you fail to advance to the second group stage, for a small club,

It is also an astronomical figure, and if you reach the second stage of the group stage, there will be a bonus of three million euros. With Alkmaar's current momentum, the probability of entering the second stage of the group stage is extremely high, so it is almost close.

With an income of tens of millions of euros, it can basically guarantee self-sufficiency. Therefore, Dilk proposed to the team the goal of focusing on the Champions League.

Jiang Mu understands the mood and thoughts of his boss and future father-in-law Dirk. For him, the new challenge of the Champions League is greater than the Eredivisie and the Dutch Cup. Even if there is no bonus, he will not put the league above the Champions League.

For Boavista, this game against Alkmaar is a life and death battle. If they lose this game again, they will basically be out, although in theory they may still qualify.

Boavista's performance last season wowed the fans and continues to occupy the top spot this season. Their home attendance is also rising. The capacity of the Besa Stadium is only more than 20,000 people, and each game has more than 10,000 people.

It has become a common phenomenon. Whether training at the home stadium of Besa Stadium or the City Park Stadium, the team will attract a large number of fans to watch.

In such a football atmosphere, the arrival of the magical and mysterious AZ Alkmaar naturally aroused great attention from fans. The home game tickets had been sold out as early as a week ago.

In order to repay the support of the fans, Boavista Chairman Loureiro decided to reimburse 50% of the expenses for the next round of fans' expedition to the Netherlands. The chairman said: "The fans deserve this kind of reward, and their behavior will make the football team proud."

The team performed better.”

Boavista President Loureiro's decision made Portuguese fans even more enthusiastic. Before the game started, the entire Boavista district had turned into a fans' festival. The streets were full of Boavis wearing black and white plaid shirts.

Tower fans were walking around, singing Boavista's team anthem, holding banners saying Boavista would win, and supporting the team in defeating Alkmaar.

However, the fanatical Boavista fans did not scare Jiang Mu. Alkmaar fans were even more fanatical. After winning all two Champions League group matches, Alkmaar fans' expectations for the team skyrocketed.

According to the survey, many fans believe that Alkmaar has a chance to reach the quarterfinals.

The third group match against Boavista is a very crucial one. If you win, you will basically qualify. In order to support their team, the Netherlands has about 5,000 Alkmaar fans traveling with the team. Other countries

There are also tens of millions of fans who come to Porto to watch the game, but Portugal only provides 3,000 tickets to Alkmaar, but this does not stop the continuous influx of Alkmaar fans.

Alkmaar arrived in Porto, Portugal, the day before the game. Another group match in Group C was played one day earlier than Alkmaar and Boavista. That night, all the players and coaches of Alkmaar were in the conference hall of the hotel.

I watched the match between Rosenborg and Dortmund. The match ended in a 2:2 draw. This is good news for Alkmaar. As long as we win this match, we will qualify if we win another match.

If Rosenborg and Dortmund draw or lose another game, Alkmaar can advance even if they don't win. This is a match point for Alkmaar.

This is also good news for Boavista. It will not benefit them if either team, Rosenborg or Dortmund, wins, because they still have zero points. The draw between Dortmund and Rosenborg allows them to qualify.

There is hope again, but of course the premise is to win this game with Alkmaar.

Another game directly affected this one. At the pre-match press conference, the two head coaches' speeches were explosive.

"For us, this is a life and death battle. We must win this game, otherwise we will only have the theoretical possibility of qualifying. There is no doubt that Alkmaar has extremely strong strength. They are

The leader of the Eredivisie and the double champion last season, but this is Portugal, with the support of 30,000 Boavista fans, I believe we will play a great game and become the first to defeat Jiang Mu in an official game.

Coach. We will create a new sky in the Champions League just like we did with the Portuguese Super League last season. We are not afraid of anyone, but we will respect any opponent and we will try our best to fight until the end.”

Boavista coach Pacheco, who was fighting against the odds, directly declared war on Alkmaar.

After Jiang Mu learned that Dortmund and Rosenborg had a draw, his fighting spirit instantly increased exponentially. After all, if he completed the qualifying task one day earlier, he would end the passive situation of two-line or even three-line combat one day earlier. The lineup is thin.

This is what Jiang Mu is most worried about about Alkmaar. Even though Alkmaar is so lively now, it may not be the same in the second half of the schedule. If there are too many injuries, Jiang Mu may have to give up his role in the third line.

A certain line or even two lines.

"This is definitely a big battle. Boavista is very strong. If we only look at them based on their first two games, we will definitely suffer. Now that they are playing at home and the fans are so enthusiastic, they will definitely

There will be a better performance, but I believe we will win the game. This victory is of great significance to us. We are rookies in the Champions League. We cannot come to the Champions League to win the championship. For us, playing one more game is victory.

Now we have the opportunity to move to the next level and we must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

The third round of the Champions League qualifying group stage kicked off at 7:45 local time. Boavista faced the Dutch championship team AZ Alkmaar at home.

Previously, Alkmaar had won two games and ranked first in the group with 6 points. Boavista had lost two games and ranked last in the group with zero points. This game is related to Boavista's success.

The fate of the Champions League has attracted the attention of countless Boavista fans. Two hours before the game started, the stadium was opened for fans to enter. Forty minutes before the game, the stadium was already full.

Portuguese commentator Peter in the broadcast booth was introducing the starting lineups of both sides to the fans.

"Alkmaar also played a 4-3-3 formation today, with goalkeeper Cesar, the four defenders being Riise, Lucio, Ismail, and Kronkamp, ​​and the three midfielders being Gattuso, Van Bommel and veteran La

Yi, three forwards: Ronaldinho, Drogba and Kuyt.

This is a very traditional Dutch lineup. The Brazilian Ronaldinho continued his position in the previous game. He continued to play as a right winger, while Drogba became a standard powerful center like Kluivert, and Kuy

Te is still in the left wing position.

The back line and goalkeeper continued to start the last two games, there is nothing to say.

In the defensive midfielder position, it is still the combination of Gattuso and Van Bommel. Van Bommel is a variable, and the starting of veteran Raiyi is a very unexpected change. Before the game, no one expected that Raiyi would appear in the starting lineup.

Position, it seems that Jiang Mu wants to use the veteran experience to attack Boavista's defense. Because of Rai's physical strength and age, it is impossible to defend. In the midfield, he uses Gattuso, a pure defensive player, and half a defensive player.

Van Bommel, a completely non-defensive Ray, this is a very risky starting lineup."