There is a dream called football

When the ball rolled towards the goal, Mourinho was also praying in his heart. He knew very well that as long as the ball was scored, both rounds of the game would be over.

Shevchenko was ready to celebrate, but at this moment, a blue figure slid over like a whirlwind. Perhaps due to the effect of the rain, the distance on the lawn was greatly extended. Carvalho was in the door.

The ball was hooked on the line.

There was a bang.

There were exclamations in the Dragon Stadium. It was really too dangerous and the game was almost over.

Baia patted Carvalho and said, "Brother, you did a great job."

Ancelotti laughed, a little bitterly. He could have killed the game, but he still believed that victory could not escape his grasp.

Porto is very aggressive in the frontcourt, which is actually very dangerous. After all, there is still the second half. The consequences of physical overdraft do not require a professional coach to think about it, they can understand it, but...

Porto has no choice.

Milan encounters many pressing situations, and they have been able to deal with them calmly.

Maldini gently passed the ball to Gattuso, who passed it back, followed by Rui Costa, Pirlo and Seedorf.

AC Milan players can use the pass to resolve Porto's crazy press. This is not a good sign.

Lopez, Porto's commentator, worried: "Seizing the lap consumes the most physical energy, and Porto now consumes much more physical energy than their opponents. This is not a good signal."

However, Porto is also experienced in many battles. After they robbed the ball, the formation retreated, and then it was back and forth again.

In terms of ball possession, Porto has an absolute advantage, but it is difficult to hit Milan's core defense area, which is a problem.

"We lost the ball, hurry up and get back on defense," Maniche shouted.

Porto ran back from three lines, but the opponent's attack was faster and sent a kick directly to Shevchenko on the wing.

The Ukrainian didn't even look at the situation in the penalty area, but just kicked it in because of trust.

Yes, it’s because of trust!

He knows that Inzaghi will grab the ball, so football is difficult, the stadium is too big, and passing the ball often relies on the trust formed through hard work, rather than anything else.

Inzaghi's running position is like a civet. He starts by pressing the back line, so when Jorge turns around, Inzaghi is already half a body forward. In this case, if Jorge takes action,

That's probably the red dot package.

The ball arrives.

People arrive.

Even though Baia saved it, Inzaghi still skillfully sent the ball into the goal.

goooooooooal.

The Italian commentator was short of breath, and Mourinho felt extremely uncomfortable. At this moment, Mores patted him and pointed to the distance.

"Look at the linesman's flag."

"What?"

Seeing the linesman's flag raised high, Mourinho understood that the ball was offside, but Ancelotti was furious.

"This ball is 100% not offside."

There was no video assistant referee at this time, so the referee's decision was the final result. Ancelotti was furious, "Is this Porto's home court..."

At the critical moment, Ancelotti controlled his mouth, but he couldn't say anything nonsense, otherwise...

Ancelotti smiled and pointed to his eyes, meaning I can see clearly, yes, I can see clearly.

They dodged a disaster, but Mourinho knew that the team couldn't do this anymore. The midfielder couldn't press so high and could use long passes from a distance. It was the same anyway.

But this means that it completely bid farewell to the technical flow of Portuguese football, and turned into the football of Iceland later.

*****

Seeing high balls passed into the penalty area again and again, Lopez felt that this Porto team was so unfamiliar, like a third-level team, or like when he played in high school, with no skills at all.

Ancelotti doesn't think so. The long pass is also different. Without footwork and football awareness, it is impossible to score a goal.

Maldini has retreated to the center to help the team defend. He is also tall and can handle some high-altitude balls.

In this way, Porto's crosses were dealt with by Milan's defenders again and again. It was like a half-court cross training.

If it was the last game, this situation would not have happened, because Milan's midfielder would control the ball, but it is different now. Milan only needs to let time pass. At the end of the 90 minutes,

Then they are the final winners.

Mourinho was gesturing and crossing his two fingers, which meant that the forward's fight for the top should be more sophisticated.

For example, if Almeida grabs the forward position, then McCarthy will go to the back position. This way, there will be more opportunities and it will be more likely to tear apart Milan's defense.

And during normal training, Porto will get as close to the goalkeeper as possible. This is arranged by Mourinho. The players don't know why. Logically speaking, that is within the goalkeeper's control.

Nesta yelled at Dida: "Do you want me to solve the problems in the small penalty area?"

The goalkeeper is protected in the small penalty area and can just jump up and pick off the ball, but Dida's reaction today was very clumsy.

The Porto players also saw it. The opponent's goalkeeper didn't dare to attack for some reason, so just pass it into the small penalty area.

Without the air superiority in the small penalty area, the threat was too great. The more Ancelotti looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong.

At this moment, a high ball came over, almost on the line of the small penalty area. If Dida didn't attack, the ball would definitely belong to the opponent.

So Dida could only bite the bullet and pick the ball with his hands raised high, but something felt wrong as soon as his gloves touched the ball. It was as if the ball was smeared with butter and was as smooth as Dida.

Foot shot.

Ancelotti looked ashen.

He was dumbfounded as he watched Porto celebrate, what is going on? Dida made two consecutive mistakes?

Before the first half ended, the score became 2-3. If someone had told Ancelotti this result before the game, he would have laughed, but now he can't laugh.

He immediately called substitute goalkeeper Abbiadi. When Dida saw Abbiadi, not only did he not blame him, but he was a little relieved. His condition today was really not good.

Ancelotti originally wanted to ask Dida for his opinion, but there was no need now because Dida was already giving him a thumbs up.

"It seems that the Brazilian is really injured. Damn it, if I had known this, I would have changed it earlier, and I wouldn't have lost the second one."

The most disappointing thing about Milan's substitutions is Mourinho. He really hopes that Dida can play for a while, but it is a pity that Ancelotti is also a resolute person.