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186 Total Restraint

Suarez's goal ignited the passion of Louis II's Stadium!

Everyone cheered, and in this cold wind and rain, perhaps only the Porto people would feel the biting coldness.

"Suarez volleyed and scored! Monaco won the first goal at home!

After the opening, Porto tried to threaten Monaco's goal through a long pass, while Monaco adopted a defensive strategy of pressing tightly in the midfield, which forced Berluski to make a mistake in this offense and was cut off by Matic. Then Matic initiated a counterattack fast break. Suarez passed the ball in the left rib of the penalty area in front of the penalty area and formed a delicate cooperation with Garez Bale, then entered the penalty area to receive Garez Bale header and volleyed to press the angle and then sent the ball into the net.

Monaco is really strong!

They not only suppressed Porto's offensive momentum, but also scored goals. Now Porto will be more difficult to face the game!"

Situ Yunbing didn't expect the goal to come so quickly. After all, Porto still couldn't come up with a tactical style that could subvert the situation. Of course, this is also related to the player's strength.

In the previous adjustments, Situ Yunbing allowed the full-back to increase the leverage range, Nkuru's awareness of assisting the defense on the wing was strengthened, and Perez was in the middle and Matic pressed forward. In this way, Monaco could greatly suppress the opponent's wing attack in defense.

Nkulu is always in line to help defend the side and add a layer of support to avoid being able to break through and develop an offensive advantage.

The Porto generals were quite depressed. The start of this game that had to be won was very bad for them, but they had no other choice and could only actively instigate the offensive after re-telebrating.

They were able to play some threatening offensives in the opening stage, but after conceding the ball, they found that the offense had been setbacks again.

Rodriguez or Berluski on the wing side will be pressed by Modesto and Moro as long as they control the ball on the side of the frontcourt. It is difficult for them to get rid of the breakthrough, so they can only seek cooperation with their teammates in the middle. When Merelles is also pressed by Matic, it may be safer to send the ball directly to Hulk or Farias' feet.

But this makes Porto's own established tactics impossible to achieve.

After Hulk and Farias successfully matched in the middle of the frontcourt, they needed to play passes and cuts or complete a breakthrough by themselves to create a shooting opportunity.

Vertonheng, Benatia, and Nkuru, three players, curbed their performance well. If the wing is in a hurry, Nkuru will assist in the defense of the wing. At the same time, Perez retreats to the middle and continues to form an iron triangle system for backcourt defense.

Situ Yunbing was calmly watching the game trend on the sidelines. Monaco strangled Porto's offensive in an orderly manner, and then launched a counterattack in an orderly manner.

Porto has relatively strong tactical discipline. Unlike Bordeaux, they do have strong defensive strength in the middle of the midfield. As long as Fernando and Merreles retreat to the front of the penalty area when Monaco counterattacks, it will be difficult for Monaco to create a long-range shot threat. And today they have no big problem with their thinking on defense and then considering offense. This makes it difficult for Monaco to create a threat if the opponent does not reveal obvious flaws or the players perform very well.

Gareth Bale, Falcao, Suarez, and Matic have tried long shots and failed to create a fatal blow. The main reason is that the opportunity for long shots is slightly bare. There is neither much room for adjustment nor a distance that threatens the range. Porto's defensive intensity is higher than Bordeaux, which is undoubtedly the case.

Fortunately, it is difficult for Porto to create a threatening offensive, and the game situation is relatively stalemate.

Ferreira had a headache on the sidelines. The technical and tactical style he arranged before the game worked in less than 15 minutes and was easily resolved by Monaco. Now the scene is in a deadlock, Monaco itself also pays attention to defense, hoping that at least the strategic purpose of not losing to the game is extremely clear.

Porto is very unhappy to turn the situation around.

At the end of the first half, Porto tried to speed up the pace and launched a continuous attack, but was put to a halt under the threat of Monaco's counterattack and Gareth Bale's shot almost scored in the penalty area.

Gareth Bale's shot hit the sideline is regrettable.

During the break, Situ Yunbing ordered the team to further strengthen their defense in the second half, and the forward position also slightly retreated. If the opponent's back line does not press forward, then Monaco can control the ball in the midfield and kill the opponent.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Porto took the lead in making a substitution. Brazilian defender Rock came on the field to replace Sapnaru. This substitution made Situ Yunbing a little confused about the opponent's intentions.

Sapnaru strictly speaking, no obvious mistake was made in the first half. He replaced a right back with someone who can play right back and center back. Is Porto going to change the lineup?

really!

Porto changed the lineup to 343 in the second half!

The left forward Rodriguez hit the left winger position, the left back Perea had the position, and Rock, Alves and Rolando tightened the inside line on the back line.

Then Porto's style of play became simpler and more crude. He rushed directly and rushed forward in the backcourt. Perea and Berluski did not push forward on the offensive on both sides. He took the ball and found three forwards when he had the chance.

This style of opponents has the opportunity to bring chaos to Monaco's defense line, but it is still unlikely to directly break through the defense line head-on.

In the 59th minute of the game, Monaco launched a fast attack from the left, and Gareth Bale dribbled directly along the side to drive the offensive depth advantage. Rock did not follow the defense, but waited for Gareth Bale to cut across from the penalty area line.

At this time, Gareth Bale chose to knock the ball back diagonally to Matic who was inserted.

After the defensive deterioration on the wing, even if there were two midfielders defending in the front of Porto's penalty area, the expansion of the wing space gave Monaco midfielders room to support, and the success rate of playing small matches was also higher.

When Matic made a move and shot, Merreles stepped forward to press the ball. He passed the ball shortly to Garez Bale in the penalty area. Garez Bale, who was leading Rock in speed, stretched his legs and touched the ball to move forward in the middle before the opponent dribbled. Unexpectedly, the opponent was pushed to the ground as soon as he dribbled the ball.

The referee's whistle sounded, and Rock hugged his head incredibly, and then explained to the referee with a little excitement that he had not committed a foul.

But through slow-motion replay, it was obvious that his outstretched legs touched Gareth Bell's calf.

This penalty is not controversial.

Gareth Bale was pulled up by Suarez, and the Monaco generals ran up to praise Bale's performance.

Monaco fans in the stands of Louis II Stadium were looking forward to it, and Suarez stood in front of the penalty spot to prepare for a run.

After the referee whistle sounded, Suarez pushed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal and successfully scored the ball.

Monaco leads Porto 2:0 at home!

Ferreira looked helpless. Porto was not a team with extremely strong creativity and very fast speed. Facing Monaco's powerful defense and speedy sword, his playing style was somewhat restrained!

Now they are already stalking the edge of the cliff with one hand and may fall into the abyss at any time!

Porto could only strengthen the offensive, and at this time Situ Yunbing chose to substitute people.

Falcao did not perform much today. With the opponent's back line dragging behind but not pressing forward, Monaco's lack of offensive creativity is reflected, but the current score is safe enough. Situ Yunbing hopes to curb the opponent's offensive rather than follow the trend and score more goals from the opponent.

Witsel made a substitute in the 65th minute of the game and replaced Falcao.

Monaco strengthened the right defense and forced Porto to attack from Berluski's side. However, because Gareth Bale has always been the most threatening point for Monaco's counterattack, Porto did not dare to be too radical in attacking on this side.

Situ Yunbing looked indifferent on the sidelines and was unmoved by the stalemate of the situation. Monaco's attack threat is slightly reduced, while Porto was directly pressed to the backcourt and could not move!

It may not be appropriate to use comprehensive suppression, but comprehensive restraint is very consistent with the current situation.

Hulk ran in vain in the frontcourt. The ball flew from the backcourt was too long, which gave Monaco defenders time to adjust. Even if Hulk could grab the football landing point, it was difficult to control the ball under his feet. It became unrealistic to make a ball for Farias.

Both teams' shots were declining rapidly, and neither side even made any shots for 10 minutes. Football flew around in the sky. Monaco was relatively cautious and took control of the ball and consumed the opponent without a chance. Occasionally, if you want to try a long shot, it may not be possible. It doesn't matter.

Monaco is definitely affordable now.

Perhaps neutral fans would feel that the game has entered garbage time, but Monaco fans sang loudly in the rain.

Sometimes the game is like this, not every minute or every second or every game will be exciting. At the moment of interest, Monaco and Porto cannot be proud.

When the game came to 80 minutes, Situ Yunbing made another substitution. Adriano came on the court to replace Matic, Witsel moved to the middle, Monaco's tactical style changed, retreated and defended against the counterattack!

The counterattack only hits two wings.

Ferrera, on Porto, was quite envious of Situ Yunbing. At least there were people to replace Monaco, and on Porto, at best, could only get a main lineup.

Guarin replaced Farias on the court, and Porto tried to enhance the midfield propulsion ability, but the results were not good.

In the last 10 minutes of the game, Monaco's performance did not decline at all, repeatedly dismantling the opponent's offensive, and Porto also resisted two threatening counterattacks from Monaco, but they failed to score.

The final game ended 2:0!

When the final whistle sounded, the generals of Monaco raised their arms and roared to the sky!

Situ Yunbing, who was commanding the game on the sidelines, maintained a serious attitude throughout the game, also showed a sunny smile.

Monaco should have already won the last 16 tickets unless Chelsea lost to Atletico Madrid away.
Chapter completed!
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