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After losing the two games against Porto, Marseille, from the club president to ordinary fans, felt very embarrassed. They couldn't understand why it ended like this. It was obviously their good form, but it turned into a situation where the opponent scored points.

The French couldn't explain what happened in a reasonable way, but someone was in a more embarrassing situation than them.

Now Zidane may be the most embarrassed person. His speech to Marseille to express his nostalgia has been misinterpreted like this, and he also ignited the anger of those Porto lunatics. Marseille has become a passive victim.

Seeing that Porto surpassed them in the standings, the arrogant Madrid people now realized the seriousness of the problem. They have changed from people who looked down on their opponents to outright pursuers. Group F of the Champions League is no longer a world that they can cover with one hand.

Now even AS, which has been against Porto, has very wisely chosen to shut up and stop challenging the temper of Porto people endlessly, because they all found that doing so was a very dangerous move. After all, no one wants to provoke a group of lunatics.

What is a madman? Just look at the guys in the Porto team. They will not care about you even if you hold two kitchen knives in your hands.

The Porto people are such a group of madmen. They are not afraid to fight to the death with anyone. The more life-and-death struggle, the more excited they are.

Think about the evil that group of madmen did at Marseille's home stadium. They can roar at more than 40,000 French fans, so they seem to have nothing to fear. The Spaniards are now beginning to worry about such a scene at the Bernabeu.

There are still many law-abiding citizens among the fans in Madrid, and there are not many football hooligans, but the Porto people look like hooligans now.

Although Real Madrid does not believe that they will lose the game at home like those Marseilles, their terrible defense line is likely to be torn open by those Porto people who are like madmen in the attack, especially the black-haired boy.

When Marseille was tortured to death by this kid twice in a row, those Madrid people began to worry whether the kid would create big trouble for themselves again. Don't forget that kid also said that he would make everyone in the Bernabeu remember Lin Yi's name.

They don't want to see a group of ungentlemanly guys wreaking havoc in their own Bernabeu, nor do they want to see the crazy celebration of their opponents.

Real Madrid is not unable to lose, but even if they lose, they have to lose to those teams that are also giants. What Florentino can't afford to lose is face. If they lose to a team that is not in the top five leagues, it will really make him a laughing stock for all Spaniards.

Now is the critical moment of the election of the chairman of Real Madrid. Florentino doesn't want to let his competitive performance drag him down. He doesn't want to hand over the chairmanship that has laid a good foundation to others to enjoy the results after making profits for several consecutive years.

He didn't want the Catalans, who were like his mortal enemies, to turn the tables and become the masters at this time. Although they were lagging behind in the league competition, Florentino still held the life-saving straw of the Champions League. He must keep the last position of Real Madrid.

Compared with the panic of the Spaniards, the joy brought to Porto by the double-killing of Marseille was not only their chance to advance to the knockout stage.

The most exciting thing for these Porto people was to successfully overwhelm Real Madrid and occupy the top spot in the group. They could finally warn those Spaniards with a legitimate reason, our team! You can't get rid of it just because you want to! You arrogant guys, get out!

Shut up, now your 200 million yuan troops can only follow behind our Porto people! You arrogant Spaniards!

Now it's the turn of the Spanish media who ridiculed Porto to be speechless. They can't find words to fight back against their opponents. The fact is that Porto is now the well-deserved No. 1 in Group F, and Real Madrid is at most a chaser.

These depressed Spaniards are simply digging their own holes and jumping into them, and they have also prepared the backfill soil for Porto. If they eventually lose the game in the second round at the Bernabeu, then Porto's task is to wield a shovel to bury these unlucky guys.

The continuous poor performance has put Queiroz on the edge of the cliff. According to reliable sources, Florentino has clearly told Queiroz that he will never allow Real Madrid to qualify as the second in the group. If something unexpected happens, then Queiroz's fate can be imagined.

Being tied by Belgrade Partisan is not a disaster. The subsequent league loss to Deportivo La Coruna is the culprit that pushed Queiroz to the edge of the cliff.

Now Real Madrid finally understands how stupid it is to tease their opponents. Porto is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. They don't care whether they can be the first in the group, but Real Madrid can't afford to lose. Now the psychological pressure has completely fallen on the Spaniards.

This is the result Mourinho needs. He didn't even think too much about the next game at the Bernabeu. The opponents in the knockout rounds would be decided by drawing lots anyway. It didn't matter to him whether he got first in the group or not, but he didn't mind making a top team so embarrassed.

This was not the war he started, but he would never let it go out easily. It was definitely a good sign to defeat a traditional giant before the knockout stage. Maybe Porto will go further in the Champions League knockout stage. Who can guarantee that this will not happen?

However, the rumors about the behind-the-scenes deal between Real Madrid and Marseille did not stop because of this. It was just very ironic that Porto, which had been said to be likely to be calculated by others, had long been no longer involved.

Instead, someone began to spread rumors at this time, saying that Real Madrid needed to try to get more goals from Marseille when playing away games in case of emergency, and Marseille was happy to give this favor to the Madrid people, of course with conditions.

Perhaps Real Madrid will sell some non-main players to Marseille at a low price in the next transfer period in exchange. Such news has gradually spread in the football circle. There is no way to confirm its authenticity, but it has seriously affected the mood of the Madrid people.

Although Mourinho did not comment on such news, he understood very well that Real Madrid could not afford to lose the next two games. Even a draw would be a failure for them. They had no other way out except to win the game beautifully.

Real Madrid's heavily invested lineup would not allow them to make any mistakes. Even if such rumors sounded ridiculous, it had already explained from one side the troubles that Porto had caused for Real Madrid. Now it was the turn of those arrogant guys to be nervous and helpless.

Porto's two consecutive wins could still stir up some waves in Group F, but their news would still be drowned in many upsets. The news that big-name teams had fallen one after another made them somewhat forgotten. After all, compared with Inter Milan's 1:5 defeat to Arsenal, this was not news.

This may be a season in which strong teams are heading for a downturn. Some people say that this is because the damn Intercontinental Cup is about to start again. Many main players have lost their form due to the drag of the national team's games. After the World Cup syndrome, the European Cup syndrome also jumped out to join in the fun.

Mourinho's Porto team doesn't need to consider these. Although there are Portuguese national team members in his team, they don't have to run around like other national team players. The advantage of the host country allows them to have enough rest time.

With good physical fitness, a long-running main lineup, and four or five qualified substitutes who can stand up from the bench and fight, the current Porto team is a low-key and extremely stable team in the entire European Champions Cup. Their greater advantage is the unfamiliarity of their opponents.

They are not AC Milan, Bayern Munich, or Manchester United. Not many people pay attention to them, so they can calculate the Madrid people.

However, Mourinho hopes that his team will play a forgotten role before entering the knockout stage, and Lin Yi's words are simpler and more straightforward, "It's better that no one pays attention to the Porto team now. We are entering the village quietly, and we don't want to shoot."

This kid now seems to have become obsessed with the feeling of running wild on the opponent's territory, especially the more the opponent underestimates him, the better, otherwise he seems to have less motivation, just like in the game against Marseille, he likes the revenge of conquering the boos of away fans with ferocity.

Moreover, Lin Yi is no longer just thinking about overthrowing Marseille. Every day when he is honing his shooting skills on the training ground, he hangs Zidane's shirt next to the goal, and his expression is unusually serious and focused.

Brito said that he could see that the kid was still upset about the last goal lost in the 2:2 tie with Real Madrid.

Yes, Lin Yi still can't forget the painful lesson of that time. Although no one blames him, Lin Yi can't get over it now. He scored and assisted in that game, but these can't erase his mistake at the last moment.

If possible, he hopes to correct this mistake in person at the Bernabeu Stadium, even if the opponent is the powerful Real Madrid.

And the owner of the jersey hanging on the goal had a match with him. The French bald man didn't want to lose the game, and Lin Yi didn't want to either. Maybe the Bernabeu is a good place to decide the winner.

The successful double kill of the French Ligue 1 leader not only pushed Porto to the top of Group F, but also made these hungry wolves from Portugal eager to enter the knockout stage. The team's chance to soar to the sky has come, and their chance to stand out has also come.

This confidence in winning the game began to brew and ferment in everyone. The continuous victory brought Porto an uncontrollable desire and confidence to attack. Now they are no longer satisfied with just running wild in the Portuguese Super League. The European war is their goal.

After successfully killing Marseille, they not only stepped on the corpse of their opponents to get the initiative to qualify for the group, but also let these crazy people start their own raging storm in the Portuguese Super League again. So far, they have maintained a perfect record in the thirteen league games. What a terrible record.

Benfica, Sporting Lisbon, Boavista, Braga, Nacional Athletic, no team can stop this group of powerful Porto people.

Now Mourinho no longer has to worry about injuries in his team. The guys who stand up from the bench can completely replace the injured players, and in the Portuguese Super League, Porto has found it difficult to find opponents who can stop them.

Porto's chariot has already rumbled and accelerated. I really don't know who will be the next unlucky person to be crushed when they move at full speed.

Madrid? Or other giants? This group of low-key assassins have sharpened their blades and are just waiting to drink the blood of their opponents.

Porto has not only fought its way out in the Champions League, but also in the domestic league standings and the Portuguese Cup. Benfica, which is now ranked second in the league, has been left behind by Porto by a gap of 10 points.

You know, the Portuguese Super League has only played 13 rounds now. 10 points is not an insurmountable obstacle, but for those pursuers, Porto is so strong that they despair, including the two former Lisbon giants who have publicly shown weakness.

Villalinho, a stubborn guy, said in an interview that Benfica no longer expects to win the league championship.

Sporting Lisbon is only ranked fifth in the league after 13 rounds of the league. The consequences of their large-scale sales of players have begun to spread to the league, not to mention their overall defeat in the European war. They have not even made any progress in the UEFA Cup.

In the entire European war, the Portuguese league is the only team left, Porto, which has become the hope of the Portuguese.

The whole line is red, and the full attack is probably the most glorious moment in the history of Porto. The team's chairman Da Costa has made a promise to all Porto players that if the team can reach the quarterfinals in the Champions League, the league and cup will win the championship titles at the same time.

Then, he will increase the game bonus and championship reward by 50% at the end of the season, or even more. He is definitely not a stingy boss.

Money is not everything, but a club without money will definitely be a tragedy, just like Boavista, which will never be able to maintain victory.

So Da Costa knows very well how to command his subordinates, especially these professional players. Appropriate financial incentives are a very wise choice.

50%, this is definitely not a small amount. You know, in the Portuguese Super League, Porto pays the most salaries and bonuses. It can be seen that Da Costa, as the chairman, really wants Porto to go further in the European arena.

The G14's joining threshold and the title of a giant have made the helmsman of Porto eager to move. The shallow water of the Portuguese Super League is not enough for Porto, the dragon of Porto, to toss. Da Costa needs a broader stage.

"Chairman, what if we can also bring back the European Champions League? What is the reward?" Lin Yi took advantage of the situation and defeated Da Costa.

"Young man, if you can let Porto relive the joy of winning the European Cup in 1987, I absolutely don't mind increasing the final prize money from 1 million euros to 3 million euros. As long as you can do it, I would rather let my checkbook be drained!"

Looking at the smiling black-haired boy in front of him, Da Costa's eyes were filled with only a kind of doting like an elder. This little guy really deserves the cheers of the whole city of Porto, but this little guy's idea is indeed a bit too arrogant.

Winning the championship? Maybe it was possible in the Champions League more than a decade ago, but now European football is no longer an era where talent determines everything.

Portuguese football has never lacked talents, but the gap in the overall strength of the clubs has made them far away from the possibility of winning the European Cup.

Even the most crazy supporters of the Porto team dare not expect their team to laugh to the end on the stage of the Champions League. People are valuable in knowing themselves. Although they can win two games against Marseille in the group stage, Da Costa's mind is still clear.

The knockout round is the time to see the overall strength of the team. If Porto can really go further in the knockout round, maybe he can still imagine the scene of lifting the European Champions Cup, but that is just his personal fantasy. Winning the championship is still too far away.

However, the little guy's words still made Da Costa smile. Only a person who dares to fantasize has the ambition to succeed. Although he knows that the goal is a bit far away, Da Costa did not refute Lin Yi's words. He even encouraged and increased the amount of the bonus.

Lin Yi did not continue to say anything after Da Costa's words, but Mourinho saw the faint smile on the corner of the boy's mouth.

"Little guy, do you really think the team can win the final championship?" At the end of the afternoon training, assistant coach Brito suddenly asked Lin Yi.

"Why not? God will forgive all the arrogance of mankind, because that is his profession. Since God does not interfere, why not think more about it?"

After saying this, Lin Yi kicked the ball at his feet hard, and the arc drawn in the air hit the crossbar hard, making a muffled sound.

A little guy who is still inconspicuous in the football circle is brewing his own big dream...

(First update... Today the temperature is below zero... So sad, my hands and feet are freezing... Someone, come and warm me up... Alas, I'm going to bed... I'll think about the second update later, or I'll update more on Monday...)