There is a dream called football

Dragon Stadium.

One of the most famous Devil's home stadiums in Europe, Schalke 04's stadium and Galatasaray's home stadium are all considered to be Devil's home stadiums, because the atmosphere created by the home teams in these stadiums is intimidating.

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When arriving at the Dragon Stadium, Arsenal players clearly felt that the atmosphere here was different from that in the league.

The huge tifo rises, as if it is going to swallow up the arsenal that has come from afar. This feeling is very scary.

Wenger took a look at the starting list before the game. It can be said that it is completely different from the last time at Arsenal's home court. It seems that he has learned a lesson. The midfielder sent by Ferreira this time is basically defensive.

Gonzalez is still the core, and the other two are defensive types. One is Portugal's Meireles, and the other is Paulo Assuncao from Brazil. Both of them are players who are good at midfield interception.

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In addition, Quaresma will definitely play. He is also one of the core of the offense. In terms of risk, Postiga is unbeatable. As for the other forward, Porto chose Lisandro Lopez for this game.

Another interesting point of this game is who is the left back, that is to say who will mark Li Qiao, and Porto chose Uruguayan international Fucile.

This is also a strong player from Porto, and his ability is no worse than that of Paulo Ferreira back then.

Therefore, in this game, Porto is trying to fight Arsenal. Just looking at this list, Wenger is enough to worry for a while. After all, the defense of a team composed of these people must be good.

And Wenger also repeatedly reminded his players in the locker room that they must be mentally prepared in the first second of the game. In this kind of game, even if you are distracted for even a second, you are likely to lose the whole game in the end.

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In the players' tunnel, Bosingwa came over, and Li Qiao hugged him. Li Qiao decided to play tricks and scare him.

"I should go to Chelsea soon."

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Bosingwa was sweating, "Did Jose tell you that?"

This matter is still being discussed. Mourinho did invite him to Chelsea, but everything was still done in private, and even his agent didn't know about it.

"You don't have to guess how I know it, I just know it anyway."

"Haha, okay, Jose is still so nice to you."

Regarding the home team, the only person Li Qiao can reminisce about is Bosingwa, and the rest are not Li Qiao's former teammates.

When he walked out of the stadium, Li Qiao didn't see any signs welcoming him, nor did he see anyone scolding him.

It may be due to the difference in the team's business strategy. After all, Porto sent away too many big names. Deco, Maniche and others were all bigger than Li Qiao back then, so for Porto, this is the most normal thing.

There is no need to be too sensational, it is just a way for business and the team to survive.

The Champions League theme song played, and Li Qiao had to concentrate. The next game should not be so easy.

When I shook hands, I felt that the Porto players were full of fighting spirit, like fighters about to take the field.

The theme song fell, and the audience roared like a tsunami, and the competition was about to begin.

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As expected from the beginning of the game, Porto pressed very high, especially in the space between Arsenal's midfielder and the two central defenders. Porto's players would occupy this spot, which was almost like a stick in the throat.

Porto's strategy is to use their good physical fitness at the beginning to press their opponents.

This kind of high-position pressure consumes a lot of physical energy, but once the pressure is successful, the effect is also great. You can quickly counterattack in the frontcourt, and such counterattacks are often fatal.

When Lisandro Lopez got the ball from Gallas, he moved very thiefly towards the middle. This was wonderful. If Gala had passed to Toure at this time, something would probably have gone wrong. Fortunately, Gallas passed it to Toure.

La, who is an experienced player, dunked his foot and gave the ball to Chrissy on the wing.

However, the pressure on the French side is not small, and Porto's purpose is to make Arsenal's defense make mistakes. In this case, Clichy chose to send Cesc Fabregas in front, but the ball was not given to the small player.

Law, but did not lose the ball in the backcourt.

In this case, Arsenal's midfielders basically come back to form the receiving point, and the goalkeeper also needs to receive the ball, otherwise there are not enough receiving points.

Meireles and Assuncao, these two big shovels are like iron gates, sweeping through the midfield. If Arsenal players are a little slower to get the ball, they will be kicked immediately.

When Rosicky was kicked by Assuncao, Wenger jumped up immediately and said, "This ball needs a card."

The Arsenal players on the field were also asking for cards, but the referee only warned Assuncao, and the fans in the audience were also yelling, as if they were the ones who suffered.

This hot atmosphere can make people feel a bit breathless, and mistakes can easily happen if you don't pay attention.

Flamini encountered huge resistance in the midfielder position. He couldn't find the ball point and could only pass the ball back to the goalkeeper. However, the opponent's forward Postiga also followed up with the ball, thus forming a Persian

A situation where Tiga and Lehmann compete for a ball.

This time Wenger was shocked and he stood up. Fortunately, Lehmann kicked the ball out of the sideline with a big kick in time, otherwise the ball might have been a one-on-one goal.

But I have to say that Ferreira's tactics worked, but at the same time, this tactic is also very dangerous, because it is difficult to say whether Porto will exhaust all their physical energy in the first half. In that case, Porto will be exhausted in the second half.

I could only drag my lead-filled legs and be beaten passively.

Ferreira also stood up. He had no choice because the situation was not in his favor. He needed to win, otherwise the result would be the same anyway, so Ferreira had to take risks.

Porto's strength resulted in Arsenal not having a shot in the first 10 minutes, and Li Qiao and Henry had even fewer possessions of the ball.

Li Qiao only touched the ball once, which was just an overkill for Rosicky. However, Arsenal's short passing accuracy was sufficient. In this case, Porto could only form pressure, but it could not overwhelm Arsenal's defense.

This is a Champions League level confrontation.

Then Porto naturally relaxed a little, which was also a physical bottleneck. Then Arsenal's ball possession rate began to increase, and the ball could also be sent to Porto's frontcourt. Arsenal's first shot was completed by Henry, in front of the penalty area.

A long shot, the ball was a little high, but it was quite threatening and the ball was very fast.

The completion of the first shot also meant that Arsenal's offense entered a more balanced stage. From then on, the offense of both sides really started.