Midfielder

Chapter 159 Killing the Miracle

Although the second round was an away game, Mourinho and Porto did not feel nervous at all, and Lin Yi did not feel uncomfortable.

Anyway, even the hellish home stadium like Old Trafford had been waded through, and a mere Gerland could not scare these crazy Portuguese people.

And compared with those manic English fans, although the fans of the Lyon team were also very excited, they were obviously much more elegant than the other side.

At least these guys would not throw some debris down when the Porto players came out of the tunnel, nor would they greet the other side with insults.

Although the boos that filled the Gerland Stadium were no different from other places, Lin Yi did not feel any pressure. The French were sometimes a little soft.

Maybe the French prefer to use their extra energy on some double sports. Anyway, this away trip was stress-free for Porto.

With a 2-0 advantage in the first round, Porto can be said to be very calm. According to Mourinho's command and arrangement, they used a very regular starting lineup to arrange their troops. Their plan was to try to grasp enough ball possession time and rhythm as much as possible, so as to seize the initiative.

Among the main players of Porto in the first round, only Carvalho did not play. He was replaced by the old captain Jorge Costa who returned from injury.

Mourinho hopes that the old captain can use the game to restore his sense of rhythm. After all, he still needs his stability to face AC Milan.

Although this guy did not say anything about the next round of games, Mourinho's adjustment of the team has exposed his purpose.

Anyway, this is also a louse on the bald head, which is obvious, otherwise this guy's notebook would not be filled with the names of AC Milan players.

Brito found Mourinho in the office of Zhengji in the past few days, looking through the video of AC Milan's recent rounds of games all day long.

Although the game has not yet ended, Mourinho has already started to do homework for his next opponent. After all, it is better to prepare for a rainy day.

However, at the Gerland Stadium, Mourinho's heart is still on this game. After all, they have not really won the Champions League semi-finals.

Because they were two goals ahead of their opponents, Mourinho didn't need to play very risky right away. He just reminded his players to pay attention to the opponent's attack.

After all, this is also the home court of Lyon, and it is a do-or-die battle. It is hard to guarantee that those elegant Frenchmen will not fight hard in the opening stage.

Even if it is a clay man, there is still a little bit of earthiness, not to mention a group of Lyon players who are very strong in themselves, so they must be careful.

As Mourinho expected, Le Guen has no way out after three consecutive defeats. He can only pin his hopes on the Champions League.

Although Lyon lost Gove, who was sharp in wing attack, it cannot be denied that these guys are eager for victory, especially after the start of the game.

From the time the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the Lyon team, which kicked off first, had only one goal, that is, to press forward in a big way and eat up the opponent in one breath.

In the first five minutes, these Frenchmen took advantage of the home advantage and launched a crazy attack. Juninho made two long shots of about 30 meters.

Compared with Juninho's free kick, this guy's long shot was equally powerful, and Baia didn't even have time to react.

Although this guy's shot didn't go into the net as he wished, it hit the billboard behind the goal and made a rather dull sound.

This also reminded Baia that this was the Gerland Stadium, this was Lyon's territory, and this game wouldn't end so easily.

The game was very tense from the start. Within five minutes, Lyon had three very threatening shots, and they even scored a goal two minutes later.

That shot made Mourinho, who had been sitting safely in the coaching seat, walk to the sidelines for the first time. This was the situation he least wanted to see.

If the opponent scored a goal at the start, then the next game would definitely turn into a bloody battle to the end, which was not what he expected.

But the referee's whistle killed the cheers at the Gerland Stadium, and the replay on the big screen was also very clear that Elber was offside when he scored.

Although only half of the body was offside, the linesman's eyes were not wrong this time. He saw it clearly and raised the flag decisively.

But behind the linesman was a group of angry French fans who believed that it was the referees' bad judgment that murdered Lyon's goal.

Although the big screen replayed the moment just now, the boos in the Gerland Stadium never stopped, and most of them were directed at the referee.

In the eyes of the fans, such offside is an ambiguous opportunity that can be judged or not, and the referee should not make such a judgment.

Even Le Guen rushed out of the coaching seat to negotiate with the referee. It is obvious that Le Guen and the Lyon team are too concerned about whether the ball really went in.

This guy who usually behaves very calm and elegant, at this time, did not care about his image problem, and kept asking questions.

But the referee still insisted that there was no problem with his judgment, and the replay also showed this point, but the Frenchman was a little unwilling this time.

If that damn goal had been ignored, they would have had nearly 90 minutes to tie the score, or even complete a stunning comeback!

But all this became an illusion with the referee's whistle. Now the Lyon team is still 0:2 behind, and they still have to work hard to catch up with their opponents.

However, this also made Carvalho break into a cold sweat. The Brazilian who was tightly entangled by him in the last game looked very fierce this time.

When Juninho passed the ball to the wing just now, Carvalho didn't even have time to retreat, and Elber had already escaped his defense.

Carvalho didn't even know when the opponent got behind him. It wasn't until the opponent jumped into the air that he reluctantly jumped up to fight for the header.

If the guy hadn't been too impatient and started a little early, maybe Porto would have fallen behind in the away game at this moment.

This makes Carvalho and Jorge Costa a little scared. This is Lyon's home court and they cannot always expect such good luck.

This was just one of Lyon's three shots. Luyindula also seemed very excited after the start of the game. His shot in the middle almost opened the Porto goal. If it weren't for Baia His reaction was quick enough, and the kick had already slipped in.

But this time, it was Juninho's through ball after pulling to the wing. Valente's back became a channel for Luyindula to cut into the penalty area.

If the guy's last touch of the ball wasn't a little too big, even if Baia reacted quickly enough, he probably wouldn't have been able to easily save such a close shot.

Lyon continued to use this offensive method to threaten Porto's goal, which was a completely different team from when they were at the Dragon Stadium two weeks ago.

"These guys didn't listen carefully to what I said in the locker room!" Mourinho was a little annoyed when he saw the players were at a disadvantage on the court.

It's not like he didn't remind these players that the opponent would attack wildly after the opening, but these guys still chose to retreat during defense!

Even that guy Deco withdrew. He couldn't create danger for the opponent's defense, but he could only create trouble for himself. Have these guys forgotten it?

This is basically equivalent to leaving control of the midfield to the opponent. How is this different from when Lyon lost in the last game? Haven't you learned your lesson yet?

Moreover, Mourinho also found that Lyon made adjustments in the midfield. Due to Govou's absence, Le Guan gave Juninho absolute freedom this time.

Just like the offside kick that Elber just scored, Juninho suddenly pulled from the center to the wing and found an opportunity to pass the ball.

Le Guan also knew that his core midfielder was severely restricted by Porto in the last game because he concentrated his attack too much in the middle.

All Juninho's energy was consumed in the fight with Maniche, and there was no room for organizing an attack at all. Therefore, in this game, Legan took advantage of Govou's injury to allow Juninho to Feel free to choose appropriate opportunities in the center or wing to organize attacks.

This is also a countermeasure that Le Guan came up with from the way Mourinho used Lin Yi. Since the black-haired boy can find passing opportunities while moving freely, Juninho can also do the same. Gang still believes that his core midfielder has such strength.

Since Le Guan can only count on the Brazilian to become Lyon's savior, his gamble this time appears to be very thorough.

As long as he can tear apart Porto's defense, Le Guan allows Juninho to freely control the rhythm of the game on the court and make his own judgments.

If things develop in favor of Lyon, if these guys can maintain this offensive momentum, something might happen.

Even those Lyon fans who were a little desperate at first were like recharged robots and started to cheer the team crazily.

"You are the pride of France, you are the strongest Lyon team, you can complete those impossible tasks!" This kind of roar filled the entire Gerland.

But these crazy French people seem to have forgotten one thing. The last time Kupe said this, he was stopped by a black-haired boy.

Obviously these people ignored this. They didn't know that such a roar would provoke someone to fight back, and that the fight would be extremely fierce.

When Lyon's offense was in full swing, even Diarra pressed forward into Porto's half. This guy seemed too active.

It is also possible that in the last three games, this guy has been too suppressed, and once he needs to be released, he will become very excited.

But he forgot that his mission was to keep an eye on the dangerous black-haired boy. When he forgot this lesson, he would definitely be punished.

Juninho once again moved to the wing. At this time, Maniche had already followed. The space in the middle was opened, and Diarra suddenly stepped in.

This was originally a good shooting opportunity, especially Diarra's long-range shooting skills are not bad, but when Juninho passed the ball, Diarra obviously focused too much on it. on the ball, while ignoring other things, and even forgetting that there may be others around you.

When he understood this, it was already too late, because the football under his feet was scooped out by a kid in a very vicious way.

Diarra may only know what happened after watching the replay after the game, because his shooting action was cut off abruptly.

His flailing foot only hit a piece of air. The football that was still in front of him had already been kicked out in advance by one foot.

This sudden change almost made Diarra's waist slip. He was stunned at this moment and didn't know what happened.

"That black-haired kid!" When Le Guen saw this scene on the sidelines, he didn't know why his heart suddenly tightened.

The tackle was just the first step taken by Lin Yi. Now he didn't have time to care about what Diarra's expression would be. His quick counterattack had already begun!

After Lin Yi stole the ball, he didn't stop. He passed the ball directly to Malouda who was rushing up. Bosingwa, who was responding in the frontcourt, started at high speed and attacked along the side.

This pass was so comfortable that it didn't require Bosingwa to make any adjustments. He just needed this guy to start accelerating in a straight line immediately.

McCarthy, who had been idle for half a day, saw Bosingwa start to run wildly, and he had only one idea, that is, to immediately rush to the middle of the Lyon team's penalty area.

One ran wildly on the side, and the other rushed to the middle. Lyon now has three people on the back line besides Coupe. Edmilson and Essien blocked McCarthy tightly, and De Fland quickly approached Bosingwa who was dribbling the ball at high speed from the side.

Three to two, and there was a long distance between the two. This defense looked very solid, especially Bosingwa's cross was very average.

This was indeed the case. When Bosingwa's half-high ball went from the side to the center of Lyon's penalty area, McCarthy almost cursed this guy.

The ball was passed, unless McCarthy was like a giraffe to head the ball, Edmilson, McCarthy and Essien all failed to get to the point.

Coupe watched these three guys jump in front of him, and then the ball went over their heads to the back post. He was confused for a while.

Watching the ball pass through the middle of the penalty area, Coupe forgot that this did not mean that he was safe, especially when the three defenders rushed out.

When Coupe turned his head to look at the landing point of the football, his pupils instantly enlarged N times! Because there was a Porto player on the left side of the originally empty penalty area! And that person had already deftly taken the football down from the air with his toes.

The movements were clear and coherent, without any dragging, and the most important thing was that guy had brought Coupe nightmare experiences more than once.

Not only did Coupe's heart tighten at this time, but even Le Guen, who was standing on the sidelines, had forgotten how to breathe when he saw this scene.

Lin Yi! The black-haired boy that Coupe and Le Guen were most worried about actually appeared in the penalty area of ​​the Lyon team, and there was no one defending him.

After Lin Yi tackled Diarra and passed the ball, no one paid attention to where he went, because too many people focused their attention on Bosingwa, who was sprinting at high speed, and the defenders also paid more attention to McCarthy's running situation, completely ignoring the ghost-like Lin Yi.

This kid approached the most dangerous area silently until the camera lens captured the moment he stopped the football from the air.

A no-man's land, a deadly gap, was occupied by a dangerous person. Coupe could only pray to God at this moment.

Just when the French thought that they had eliminated the danger in the penalty area, they could never guess what would happen in the next second.

But Lin Yi's ghostly appearance in the penalty area had already made Coupe's heart completely panic, because he knew that this meant danger and trouble.

Stop the ball, Lin Yi dribbled the ball horizontally at the moment when Edmilson pounced on him, dodging the Brazilian's long legs.

Edmilson was easily fooled by Lin Yi, and the other defender Eshien. At this time, he was still stuck by McCarthy and had no chance to go out for a second interception. He could only watch Lin Yi wipe to the middle of the penalty area, which was the most dangerous area.

A position closer to the goal than a penalty kick, only about ten meters away from the goal. Even if Coupe had left the goal to block Lin Yi's shooting angle at this time, it would probably be impossible to stop anything. Lin Yi had enough space to aim at the blind spot of the goal at this distance.

And the kid had too many shooting options at such a distance. He even had the opportunity to peek into Coupe's weak side of defense and accurately push the ball.

This was not a very beautiful shot, but from the start to the completion of the action, it was very stable. What Lin Yi wanted at this time was efficiency and scoring.

Coupe stretched out his hand in vain, as if he wanted to catch the football that jumped through his fingertips, but all he could catch was an illusory shadow.

The shaking of the net and the sudden stop of cheers around him explained everything. Coupe didn't even dare to look back at the football that had already entered the goal.

After Lin Yi shot, he didn't even look at the scene of the final goal, because he knew at the moment of kicking that the ball would definitely go in.

In the desperate eyes of the French, Lin Yi ran to the team's bench at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, waving his hands up with abandon.

"Final Four! We are going to the semi-finals!!!" Lin Yi didn't care whose home court it was at this time, he just wanted to shout like this.

Almost all the players and coaches of the Porto team were embracing this miracle kid, he was always so magical, always able to do incredible things when the team was in the most dangerous time. Seeing Lin Yi frantically pointing four fingers at everyone, everyone cheered with him.

It was a fantasy to let the Frenchman score three goals in a row. Now, Lin Yi has completely shattered this fantasy. Miracles are no longer possible.

Porto, which is already leading 3:0, has one foot in the door of the Champions League semi-finals in advance, and it was Lin Yi who created all this. . .

(No matter whether the Heat can make it to the finals, at least until now, it has made Miami the place with the most NBA news.)

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