Just three days after the Portuguese Cup, Porto ushered in the final of the Portuguese League Cup.

The opponent is also Benfica!

Speaking of the Portuguese League Cup, this event originated in the 2007-08 season. The participating teams are teams from the Portuguese Super League and the Portuguese Liga.

In terms of gold content, the Portuguese League Cup is much higher than the English League Cup, a cup competition where nth-level teams can participate.

This cup format is very interesting.

The Cup was initially played by Portuguese Liga teams in a two-leg match on a home-and-away basis. The winner, together with the first-level Portuguese Super League teams ranked 7-14 last season, plus two newly promoted teams from the Portuguese Liga last season, were divided into 6 groups, with 3 players in each group.

Each team will play one home and away match to determine the 6 group champions.

These six teams will continue to be divided into 3 groups with the top six teams in the Portuguese Premier League last season, with 4 teams in each group.

The champion of each group, together with the second-place team with the best performance, advance to the semi-finals, and then a single game will determine the winner, and there will be no third or fourth place.

This competition system is neither complicated nor simple.

For Porto and Benfica, the two Portuguese Super League giants, they only need to play five games each season to get the "Must-Win Cup" sponsored by bwin. Why not?

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The Coimbra stadium was filled with people.

The place is full of college students, full of youthful vitality.

The final of the Portuguese League Cup is held here.

"Oh, the cake buyer!"

"What is Fernando doing?"

"If you fall to the ground, just fall to the ground. Why are you extending that leg?"

"It's better now. What was reasonable has become unreasonable!"

"This is so irrational!"

"Sure enough, it's a red card!"

"Only 12 minutes into the game, Porto midfielder Fernando received a red card!"

"This is the League Cup final!"

"Porto fans are almost crying!"

The neutral commentator did not expect to see such a "climax" in the first 10 minutes of the game.

Anyway, there are no own players on the field, and they are more excited than the other!

"The players from both sides gathered around."

"But the referee still upheld the original verdict!"

“Porto is in danger!”

"After winning four consecutive El Clasicos this season, even God can't stand it anymore!"

Lei Yu has never been good at communicating with referees.

First of all, this requires some local Portuguese slang, and secondly, it requires the skin color of the Iberian Peninsula.

Lei Yu obviously suffered a lot in both of these areas.

Looking at Fernando who was still arguing with the referee not far away, Lei Yu was speechless for a while.

The team's midfield is already thin.

You didn't perform well while other main players were injured, and instead got a red card.

Even if I give you a chance, you won’t use it!

It's better now.

Because if your brain gets hot, the team will face a 10 versus 11 situation.

There are 80 minutes left in the game, and it’s a single-round decision. How do you think this can be played?

The house leaked and it rained all night. At this moment, Villas-Boas on the sidelines wanted to take off his leather shoes and wedge them directly in Fernando's face.

Many fans even think that Fernando is collecting dirty money!

Now how to do?

Facing an old opponent, should we give up attacking and defend?

It’s really hard to get off the tiger!

Villas-Boas is indeed the soldier brought out by Mourinho. After a brief moment of rage, his face quickly regained its composure.

"Rogrigues, you move back a little and leave the attack to Falcao and Hulk."

"Beruschi, you focus on defense!"

"And you, Ray! Don't you like to attack? If you can't score in the first half, don't let me see you dribbling the ball across the center line in the second half!"

Lei Yu's expression froze when he heard this, and his eyes showed a hint of excitement.

Worthy of being "Madman II"!

Even in such a difficult situation, he can still make a distinctive command!

After playing with one less player, the average coach will usually think of all-out defense to save energy.

But it is a fact that one person is missing. No matter how hard the team members save their energy, they will not be as many as the other team.

So it is better to attack when the game has just started, when everyone is still physically fit and in high spirits.

It doesn’t matter if you score two goals or one goal.

As long as we lead by one goal, there is hope for this game!

You know, this is a single-round final!

The further the game drags on, the worse it will be for Porto!

Villas-Boas's roar on the sidelines once again infected the players. Indeed, there is no need to look forward and backward at this time.

Isn’t it just a League Cup?

Benfica has even given up on the Portuguese Cup, why do you Porto insist on grabbing this "consolation prize"?

Since defense is a dead end, use offense to overturn him!

At this moment, the fans also saw the tactical intention of Villas-Boas. They stood up one by one and cheered for the players with all their strength.

Amid the rhythmic drumbeats, the entire Porto team started to move.

Lei Yu in the midfield is like a smoking tank, using his amazing thrust to repeatedly crush the court.

This is the torrent of steel from the modern world!

Just looking at the ferocious expression on Lei Yu's face, his opponents couldn't help but retreat.

In the stands, those crazy female fans kept yelling at Lei Yu.

"Lei, Lei, come on! Go for it!"

"If you need physical energy, I can dedicate my life to you at any time!"

"Say, do you want my kiss, or my underwear? Or do you want my panties?"

"I can give you everything including me!!!"

Amidst the shouts, Lei Yu turned a deaf ear.

But attacking is easier said than done?

First of all, if the team doesn't even have the ball, how can they score a goal?

In order to fight for every ball, Lei Yu stepped on his accelerator and constantly used running positions to make up for the lack of one player in the team.

Even Fernando couldn't help but blush with shame when he saw the "tank" that was stuck in the enemy formation and was rampaging.

He knew very well that his erratic kick was likely to ruin Villas-Boas's plans for the entire season.

Looking at the tank on the field that seemed to have unlimited fuel, he felt like a complete bastard!

Come on, Ray!

It all depends on you!

Rush, turn around, speed up, keep rushing...

Lei Yu just ran tirelessly on the court.

His tragic figure also infected everyone.

Rodriguez, Belluschi, Otamendi, Hulk...

In the end, even Falcao kept retreating and joining in this "group grabbing the circle" game.

On the court, Porto's midfield is still thin.

But everyone's will seemed to come together, like Transformers, to form a giant meat grinder.

I'm afraid even Benfica didn't expect that when their opponents had one less player and they had the advantage, Porto would actually burst out with stronger combat power!

Before Benfica could adapt to the sudden changes in Porto, Porto dealt a fatal blow to its opponent.

In the 29th minute of the game,

Rodriguez's defensive position has been moved back a lot to make up for the defensive gap in the middle.

He used a sudden brake and turned back to complete the steal with difficulty, and then immediately handed the ball to Belluschi not far away.

The moment the ball was obtained, a signal flare went up in everyone's mind!

Falcao and Hulk activated instantly, left their defensive positions, and rushed towards the opponent's half like sharp arrows.

Flying together with both wings?

When the excited fans saw the tank in the middle with its engine running at full speed, someone shouted: "No! It's still a three-pointed knife!"

Porto's counterattack arrives instantly!

Belluschi didn't hesitate after getting the ball, and he pushed the ball straight to the ground and sent it to Falcao.

Tiger's dribbling ability is also excellent, but he usually doesn't show it in games.

At this moment, after getting the ball, he didn't care about anything else. After receiving the ball, he adjusted his body shape, took a long step, and continued to rush forward.

Seeing his opponent cover up in front of him, Falcao made a wave with his feet, passed the ball to Lei Yu in the middle, and continued to move forward.

Including the defender Falcao passed, the frontcourt has become a 3-on-3 situation.

Although six Benfica defenders have returned to their own half in the shot, from a parallel perspective, there are three following the Porto players.

The Porto fans at the Coimbra Stadium were so excited that their hearts beat faster. They all stood up and cheered for the team together.

Facing the opponent's defense, Lei Yu pushed with his right foot, seeming to pass the ball to Hulk on the other side.

Just when the opponent was about to divert his defensive attention, he suddenly saw that the ball that was passed out was brought back by a black shadow and continued to roll at Lei Yu's feet.

At the moment of decision, Lei Yu still chose to go it alone!

But Hulk didn't have any effect at all.

After seeing the movements of Lei Yu's feet, the Hulk ran even harder, with the purpose of opening up a gap for Lei Yu and attracting defenders away.

A season of running-in has made Hulk unconditionally trust his teammates and Lei Yu's self-confidence.

After using a fake pass to dodge the first defensive player, almost everyone understood Lei Yu's plan.

At this moment, the two defensive players who were marking Falcao and Hulk also changed their running routes and took advantage of the opportunity to run diagonally towards Lei Yu.

At this moment Falcao and Hulk have rushed to the offside position, and a new defender is about to appear in front of Lei Yu.

But can this be prevented?

Lei Yu was extremely calm while running.

This time, there are no fancy fakes and bicycle rides, nor fancy Marseille slaloms.

Lei Yu saw the opportunity and flicked the ball to the left with his left foot, leaving a short space for shooting before the two opposing defenders closed the door.

At the same time, he took a step forward with his right leg, stopped, and used his back to catch one of them, forcing himself across the body like a crab to cover a few centimeters of distance.

The next second, Lei Yu followed up with his left foot without any sloppiness. It was both a hook and a shot.

His straight left leg was swept horizontally like a baseball bat, and the ball rushed towards the goal with a whoosh.

Such a powerful shot full of violent aesthetics, Cesar tried his best to save it, but was still unable to recover.

The ball scraped the post and flew straight into Benfica's goal.

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