Midfielder

I really don’t know what Coupet was thinking when he said, “There is no task that cannot be completed without the French” during an interview with the media.

Maybe Lyon is too popular in Ligue 1, so even if someone reminded him that Marseille once suffered a disastrous defeat to Porto in the group stage, Coupe didn't pay much attention to it. Maybe he always has to overpower Marseille in the league. Kupe did not regard the result as a warning.

Winning Marseille does not necessarily mean that the Porto people can conquer Lyon. Not only Coupe thinks so, but many Lyon fans also think so. Even Lyon's boss Aulas, who has always seemed very calm, also thinks this is Lyon. A chance to achieve a breakthrough in the Champions League.

Compared with the cautious attitude of Porto boss da Costa in the interview, this time the romantic Frenchman appeared more aggressive.

But when Da Costa closed the door, he said one thing to Mourinho, "Kick the butts of those French guys for me!"

Going wild on Porto's territory? What even Manchester United and Real Madrid have never done, is it just your Lyon team? Damn it, are you dreaming?

Although Lyon believes from top to bottom that this is a good opportunity for them to break into the Champions League semi-finals, their coach Le Guan is not so hot-headed.

Lyon defeated Real Sociedad very beautifully, scoring 3 goals in two games, and in the second round, the opponent only had three shots in the game.

Reaching the quarterfinals with such a strong record is already an amazing miracle for a team that has just emerged in Ligue 1.

But Le Guan has not forgotten that the Lyon team he led only overturned a Real Sociedad team that was not even a strong team in Spain, but his opponent had just left Old Trafford with three points. Porto, in this comparison, Le Guan does not think he has an advantage.

Even if Aulas seems ambitious, Le Guan has not been dazzled by victory. He knows that the Champions League is not the three-point land of Ligue 1.

This is not a place for Lyon to say that they can do whatever they want. Although Lyon hopes to win three consecutive Ligue 1 titles this year, in the Champions League, no one cares how good you are in your own league. Fierce, no team that can reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League is easy to deal with.

Just like the group of Portuguese lunatics Lyon encountered this time, Le Guan did not think he could easily defeat his opponent in the first round.

Don't forget, the first round was held away from home. The Dragon Stadium has not been captured once in this Champions League. Those Portuguese lunatics just killed Manchester United. Not to mention the level of morale. This is a shame for the crazy fighting power of Manchester United, which is already terrifying.

These days, who dares to say that they can double defeat Manchester United in the knockout rounds of the Champions League? And both times, they completed shocking comebacks after conceding the ball first.

Even if they change to teams like AC Milan and Real Madrid, they can't guarantee that they will win smoothly against the English.

But Porto did just that. Not only did they win, but they also made Manchester United unable to resist their offense in two games.

The offensive ability of these lunatics really made Le Guan scratch his head a little, and the head coach of the Porto team is also a very difficult guy.

A guy who can take a piece of meat from Ferguson's body is definitely not easy to deal with, so Legon seems to be very cautious now.

Calm and sharp, Mourinho's unique temperament made Le Guan very wary. He did not want to repeat the tragedy of Ferguson's defeat to Macheng.

However, this kind of caution and caution is limited to Le Guan alone, rather than the entire Lyon team being so low-key. The morale of the French is extremely high.

Many French media have sent their reporters in advance. Although they did not say that Lyon will definitely win in the away game, they believe that their team will not lose easily to their opponents. After all, Ligue 1 is also one of the five major leagues. , and the Portuguese Super League can only be regarded as a second-rate league.

This is the psychological advantage they have, especially since the group stage, Lyon's undefeated momentum has given them confidence.

Some people say that Porto's elimination of Manchester United was an accident. This view is accepted by many French people, but they are very grateful to Porto for everything they have done.

"It was Porto who created a good opportunity for us to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, so we will not waste the opportunity in these two rounds."

This is what a Lyon columnist wrote in L'Equipe. Mourinho did not say that the other party was arrogant, but he also said that the result of the game would let the reporter know where he was wrong. Yeah, that's not arrogant imagination, it's just an ignorant idea of ​​a fool.

Dare you defy Porto so blatantly? And in front of Mourinho, the person who said this is definitely a stick, he is just provoking.

When Mourinho and the Porto team encountered such a provocative guy, they only had one way to fight back, and that was to let the final result of the game speak for themselves.

But before the game started, no one knew what the final result would be, so not many French people cared about Mourinho's words.

An unknown feeling of good about themselves has infected the entire Lyon team, even at the moment before the start of the game, they are still like this.

Coupet, De Flandre, Edmilson, Echean, Malouda, Muller, Diarra, Juninho, Govou, Luyindula, Elber, just look at the players who played for Lyon and you will know where the confidence of these guys comes from. This is a very strong starting lineup.

Putting aside Diarra and Malouda, who are emerging in France, players like Govou and Coupet who can stand firm in the French national team have already made Lyon's lineup look luxurious, not to mention that they have stronger core players in all three lines.

Elber, Juninho, Edmilson, with these three Brazilian carriages, has shown the strong strength of Lyon, a French Ligue 1 giant.

These three guys have represented the Brazilian team in official competitions. Compared with Deco, one of the core players of Porto, they seem more authentic.

People like Deco, who have never even entered the Brazilian team's goal, will naturally not be taken seriously by opponents. There are even French commentators who say in a mocking tone that Deco is a "fake Brazilian". Compared with the luxurious troika of Lyon, there is a world of difference.

"On one side is a person forgotten by the Brazilian national team, and on the other side are two active Brazilian internationals. This is the gap between Porto and Lyon."

Although the French media who said this just wanted to suppress the morale of Porto to beat Manchester United, he obviously didn't know that it was stupid to do so.

Even Scolari, who selected Deco for the Portuguese national team, got angry after hearing this remark and publicly scolded the reporter for having a negative IQ.

"Deco's failure to be selected for the Brazilian national team can only mean that Brazil has too many talents, but it cannot mean that Deco is not an excellent player."

As a Brazilian, Scolari couldn't stand it at this time. You can imagine how annoying the faces of those French reporters are.

However, these are all comparisons deliberately created by those boring media. Deco didn't seem to care much about this comparison, and the same is true for his opponents.

Facing Deco, who has been selected for the Portuguese national team, Lyon's absolute core Juninho still seems to be more restrained, which is also his character.

"Porto is the strongest team I have ever met in the European arena, even though we have played against Inter Milan, Barcelona and Bayern."

"We can beat Bayern 2:1 in the group stage, but it does not mean that we can beat Porto at the Dragon Stadium. That is a strong opponent."

You can say that Juninho is a very kind person. At least he is very wise not to belittle his opponents, unlike those bored French reporters.

If you have to provoke the hot temper of Porto people on the opponent's territory, maybe these idiots will soon know what they have done.

Just like Lyon's strongest lineup, Mourinho did not leave any reserves for himself, and he also sent all the main players.

Baia, Carvalho, Carvalho, Ferreira, Valente, Deco, Bosingwa, Costinha, Lin Yi, Maniche, McCarthy

Except for Carvalho replacing the injured Jorge Costa and Bosingwa replacing the suspended Alenichev, Porto played with all its main players.

Having fired the first shot at home, Mourinho had no reason to let his opponent get away with it. He had to win this game.

It was not because those idiot French reporters provoked Mourinho's temper, but because he did not want to lose points easily to opponents with the same conditions.

"Napoleon could conquer Europe in the past, but here today, on our territory, the conqueror can only be our Porto team!"

In fact, Mourinho did not need to make any pre-war inflammatory speeches at this time, because those crazy people had already been full of energy.

When the whistle of the game just blew, the crazy people under Mourinho had already rushed out like a whirlwind, and no one could stop them.

Those French reporters may be too obsessed with disparaging Deco, and they even forgot who is the most dangerous guy in Porto now.

However, someone will use a very effective way to remind them to pay attention to which guy will become the biggest threat to Lyon's defense.

Less than two minutes after the start, Costinha intercepted Muller's pass with a beautiful tackle in the midfield, and then kicked a low ball straight.

Deco responded in the frontcourt, but when Diarra approached Deco, this guy smiled at Diarra and let the ball pass with a fake shake.

Juninho and Diarra hadn't reacted yet, and the missed football was kicked into the middle of the penalty area by one foot without any pause.

The cooperation of three people, but two one-touch passes have successfully torn apart Lyon's defense, and McCarthy, who received the ball in the middle, kicked and shot.

Edmilson was deceived by this pass. He didn't have time to appear in the most dangerous defensive area, so he could only rely on tackling to interfere with McCarthy.

The South African's sprint this time was a bit too fierce. When he received the ball, his body center of gravity had begun to lean forward, and this shot was a bit inaccurate.

By the time Coupe reacted, the ball had already brushed the goal post and slipped out of the bottom line, but this sudden attack scared Coupe so much that he was sweating all over his forehead.

If McCarthy hadn't run a little too far, Coupe would probably have had to pick the ball out of the net at this time, but he managed to pick it up this time.

At this moment, Juninho saw clearly who the guy who kicked the ball into the penalty area just now was the black-haired Lin Yi.

That was the dangerous person that Legon repeatedly told everyone to pay attention to before the game. Lin Yi, who was wandering around like a ghost, was the most dangerous.

This little black-haired guy didn't get into a war of words before the game started, but now he may be the most lethal weapon for the Porto team.

Even though Deco is still the core player on the court, no one denies that for the current Porto team, Lin Yi is the winner more often than not.

As long as this kid is on the court, he can create murderous opportunities anytime and anywhere. Just like just now, with an elusive through ball, McCarthy directly faced the goalkeeper. This was only Porto's first attack in the first half. Legane At this moment, there was already a smell of danger on the sidelines.

Even Aulas, who was sitting on the rostrum, felt a little restless at the moment. This may be the first time that the French businessman realized that he was wrong.

To be able to lift Lyon from the bottom of Ligue 2 to the championship of Ligue 1, you have to say that Aulas is a very smart and powerful character.

But when he heard the cheers in the Dragon Stadium, he realized that he had underestimated his opponent this time and provoked a group of very crazy guys.

This is Porto's home court, so this group of lunatics became more and more fierce amid the cheers of the fans, leaving no chance for their opponents to fight back.

Originally, in the French Ligue 1, Lyon's midfielder was their strongest position, but at this moment, their inherent advantages disappeared.

In the first twenty minutes, Porto gave them no chance to control the game. Their impact caused the opponent's midfield to lose its proper rhythm. What French elegance and Brazilian skills, get the hell out of here. The only thing that holds the Dragon Stadium standing is the madness of the Porto people!

McCarthy's shot only opened the door to Porto's ferocious attack. In the subsequent time, their offense became more and more ruthless.

Juninho tried to control the rhythm of the game on the court, but Mourinho would not give him this opportunity. He signaled Maniche to cut off this main artery of the opponent. Since Lyon has such a fixed core, then Well, I would rather sacrifice a person and kill him completely.

Mourinho did not deliberately require that the two wings must be opened, especially the left wing. He chose to let Maniche take care of Juninho, which was to destroy the opponent's strongest weapon in the midfield. Lyon did not emphasize attacking in the middle. ? OK, no problem, we will strangle you in the middle.

Deco, Lin Yi, and Costinha, these three guys had obtained Mourinho's permission before the game and deliberately pressed forward casually in the middle.

Anyway, Mourinho has made up his mind. He wants to use this game to destroy the opponent's confidence. Wherever you are strong, I will attack wherever you are!

I just want to force you to change your inherent playing style on the court. Mourinho has already prepared for such a psychological battle.

This guy, who always has a very cold expression, has such confidence that he can kill his opponent, especially Lin Yi's almost crazy performance after the start, which gave Mourinho the guarantee to execute this order and let that kid continue to go crazy. , until the opponent starts to feel scared!

Even though Le Guan and his Lyon team had begun to closely monitor Lin Yi, Diarra only understood the pain of Manchester United when he faced that kid.

How do you mark a kid who is roaming freely in your own half? Run after him? That just makes your defense more confusing.

Don't you want to run with him? It will be like what happened in the 19th minute of the first half, that kid will make you break out in a cold sweat for your negligence.

Porto once again seized a scoring opportunity in the 19th minute. After receiving the ball in the midfield, Maniche directly passed the ball to the right rib of the penalty area. Lin Yi, who came in at high speed, directly turned his back and heeled the ball to the penalty spot. , Deco, who was grabbing the point in the middle, volleyed in front of the goal and shot wide of the post.

When Kupe saw the football flying over, he had already raised his hands in surrender. He had no hope of catching the volley shot from such a close range.

But God saved him once again. Deco, who is not a killer in front of the goal, failed to bring a successful conclusion to this wonderful cooperation.

But during the entire process from Maniche's pass to Lin Yi's mid-air knock, Lyon's defensive players had no reaction at all and were completely stunned.

Whether it was Diarra who was marking Lin Yi or Edmilson who was preparing to help defend in the ribs of the penalty area, no one expected that Lin Yi would suddenly make such a kick.

A guy like Edmilson, who has been famous in Brazil for a long time, has seen a variety of performances, but this is too damn non-mainstream!

Who has seen such a weird way of coordination? In the air, on the back, or on the heels! It can still be transmitted so accurately! Is this still a fucking life?

How can one guard against this? Damn it, Diarra really wants to roar now, that bastard can use any part of his body to pass the ball, how can I keep an eye on him! Do I really have to go to the team doctor and ask for a roll of bandages to tie myself up with him like a mummy?

"Lin Yi!" "Lin Yi!" Such a performance was rewarded with cheers and thunderous applause from tens of thousands of people, and the entire Dragon Stadium was boiling.

"Wow!!! A magical performance. At that moment, I almost suspected that the guy wearing the No. 20 jersey was God himself!"

Although the guy in charge of the on-site commentary was a bit exaggerated, no one thought that the praise was corny now. That kid was simply God.

He dominated everything on the court. Even when facing a group of guys who became famous much earlier than him, he could still kill them calmly.

Maybe it was really like Diarra said, the only way to suppress him now was to use a bandage to tie his legs tightly.

Otherwise, you would never know what this kid would do next. His feet could always bring fatal danger!

(Watching the little emperor respond to the boos and middle fingers of the Cavaliers fans with shots again and again, I really don’t know what he is thinking at this moment, revenge? For a team that has supported him for several years and worshipped him like an emperor, he used this way to repay, uh, I can only express regret. Maybe he would say that this was a response to the boos, but at the same time, I also hope that he would seriously think about why those fans treated him like this. There is no hatred without reason in this world...)